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     16 
     17 package android.text.format;
     18 
     19 import com.android.internal.R;
     20 
     21 import android.content.Context;
     22 import android.content.res.Configuration;
     23 import android.content.res.Resources;
     24 
     25 import java.io.IOException;
     26 import java.util.Calendar;
     27 import java.util.Date;
     28 import java.util.Formatter;
     29 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
     30 import java.util.Locale;
     31 import java.util.TimeZone;
     32 
     33 import libcore.icu.DateIntervalFormat;
     34 import libcore.icu.LocaleData;
     35 import libcore.icu.RelativeDateTimeFormatter;
     36 
     37 /**
     38  * This class contains various date-related utilities for creating text for things like
     39  * elapsed time and date ranges, strings for days of the week and months, and AM/PM text etc.
     40  */
     41 public class DateUtils
     42 {
     43     private static final Object sLock = new Object();
     44     private static Configuration sLastConfig;
     45     private static String sElapsedFormatMMSS;
     46     private static String sElapsedFormatHMMSS;
     47 
     48     public static final long SECOND_IN_MILLIS = 1000;
     49     public static final long MINUTE_IN_MILLIS = SECOND_IN_MILLIS * 60;
     50     public static final long HOUR_IN_MILLIS = MINUTE_IN_MILLIS * 60;
     51     public static final long DAY_IN_MILLIS = HOUR_IN_MILLIS * 24;
     52     public static final long WEEK_IN_MILLIS = DAY_IN_MILLIS * 7;
     53     /**
     54      * This constant is actually the length of 364 days, not of a year!
     55      */
     56     public static final long YEAR_IN_MILLIS = WEEK_IN_MILLIS * 52;
     57 
     58     // The following FORMAT_* symbols are used for specifying the format of
     59     // dates and times in the formatDateRange method.
     60     public static final int FORMAT_SHOW_TIME = 0x00001;
     61     public static final int FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY = 0x00002;
     62     public static final int FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR = 0x00004;
     63     public static final int FORMAT_NO_YEAR = 0x00008;
     64     public static final int FORMAT_SHOW_DATE = 0x00010;
     65     public static final int FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY = 0x00020;
     66     @Deprecated
     67     public static final int FORMAT_12HOUR = 0x00040;
     68     @Deprecated
     69     public static final int FORMAT_24HOUR = 0x00080;
     70     @Deprecated
     71     public static final int FORMAT_CAP_AMPM = 0x00100;
     72     public static final int FORMAT_NO_NOON = 0x00200;
     73     @Deprecated
     74     public static final int FORMAT_CAP_NOON = 0x00400;
     75     public static final int FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT = 0x00800;
     76     @Deprecated
     77     public static final int FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT = 0x01000;
     78     /**
     79      * @deprecated Use
     80      * {@link #formatDateRange(Context, Formatter, long, long, int, String) formatDateRange}
     81      * and pass in {@link Time#TIMEZONE_UTC Time.TIMEZONE_UTC} for the timeZone instead.
     82      */
     83     @Deprecated
     84     public static final int FORMAT_UTC = 0x02000;
     85     public static final int FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME = 0x04000;
     86     public static final int FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY = 0x08000;
     87     public static final int FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH = 0x10000;
     88     public static final int FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE = 0x20000;
     89     public static final int FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE = 0x40000;
     90     public static final int FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL = 0x80000;
     91     @Deprecated
     92     public static final int FORMAT_CAP_NOON_MIDNIGHT = (FORMAT_CAP_NOON | FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT);
     93     @Deprecated
     94     public static final int FORMAT_NO_NOON_MIDNIGHT = (FORMAT_NO_NOON | FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT);
     95 
     96     // Date and time format strings that are constant and don't need to be
     97     // translated.
     98     /**
     99      * This is not actually the preferred 24-hour date format in all locales.
    100      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    101      */
    102     @Deprecated
    103     public static final String HOUR_MINUTE_24 = "%H:%M";
    104     public static final String MONTH_FORMAT = "%B";
    105     /**
    106      * This is not actually a useful month name in all locales.
    107      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    108      */
    109     @Deprecated
    110     public static final String ABBREV_MONTH_FORMAT = "%b";
    111     public static final String NUMERIC_MONTH_FORMAT = "%m";
    112     public static final String MONTH_DAY_FORMAT = "%-d";
    113     public static final String YEAR_FORMAT = "%Y";
    114     public static final String YEAR_FORMAT_TWO_DIGITS = "%g";
    115     public static final String WEEKDAY_FORMAT = "%A";
    116     public static final String ABBREV_WEEKDAY_FORMAT = "%a";
    117 
    118     /** @deprecated Do not use. */
    119     public static final int[] sameYearTable = null;
    120 
    121     /** @deprecated Do not use. */
    122     public static final int[] sameMonthTable = null;
    123 
    124     /**
    125      * Request the full spelled-out name. For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of
    126      * {@link #getDayOfWeekString} and {@link #getMonthString}.
    127      *
    128      * @more <p>
    129      *       e.g. "Sunday" or "January"
    130      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    131      */
    132     @Deprecated
    133     public static final int LENGTH_LONG = 10;
    134 
    135     /**
    136      * Request an abbreviated version of the name. For use with the 'abbrev'
    137      * parameter of {@link #getDayOfWeekString} and {@link #getMonthString}.
    138      *
    139      * @more <p>
    140      *       e.g. "Sun" or "Jan"
    141      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    142      */
    143     @Deprecated
    144     public static final int LENGTH_MEDIUM = 20;
    145 
    146     /**
    147      * Request a shorter abbreviated version of the name.
    148      * For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of {@link #getDayOfWeekString} and {@link #getMonthString}.
    149      * @more
    150      * <p>e.g. "Su" or "Jan"
    151      * <p>In most languages, the results returned for LENGTH_SHORT will be the same as
    152      * the results returned for {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM}.
    153      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    154      */
    155     @Deprecated
    156     public static final int LENGTH_SHORT = 30;
    157 
    158     /**
    159      * Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name.
    160      * Do not use this.  Currently this will always return the same result
    161      * as {@link #LENGTH_SHORT}.
    162      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    163      */
    164     @Deprecated
    165     public static final int LENGTH_SHORTER = 40;
    166 
    167     /**
    168      * Request an even shorter abbreviated version of the name.
    169      * For use with the 'abbrev' parameter of {@link #getDayOfWeekString} and {@link #getMonthString}.
    170      * @more
    171      * <p>e.g. "S", "T", "T" or "J"
    172      * <p>In some languages, the results returned for LENGTH_SHORTEST will be the same as
    173      * the results returned for {@link #LENGTH_SHORT}.
    174      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    175      */
    176     @Deprecated
    177     public static final int LENGTH_SHORTEST = 50;
    178 
    179     /**
    180      * Return a string for the day of the week.
    181      * @param dayOfWeek One of {@link Calendar#SUNDAY Calendar.SUNDAY},
    182      *               {@link Calendar#MONDAY Calendar.MONDAY}, etc.
    183      * @param abbrev One of {@link #LENGTH_LONG}, {@link #LENGTH_SHORT},
    184      *               {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM}, or {@link #LENGTH_SHORTEST}.
    185      *               Note that in most languages, {@link #LENGTH_SHORT}
    186      *               will return the same as {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM}.
    187      *               Undefined lengths will return {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM}
    188      *               but may return something different in the future.
    189      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the dayOfWeek is out of bounds.
    190      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    191      */
    192     @Deprecated
    193     public static String getDayOfWeekString(int dayOfWeek, int abbrev) {
    194         LocaleData d = LocaleData.get(Locale.getDefault());
    195         String[] names;
    196         switch (abbrev) {
    197             case LENGTH_LONG:       names = d.longWeekdayNames;  break;
    198             case LENGTH_MEDIUM:     names = d.shortWeekdayNames; break;
    199             case LENGTH_SHORT:      names = d.shortWeekdayNames; break; // TODO
    200             case LENGTH_SHORTER:    names = d.shortWeekdayNames; break; // TODO
    201             case LENGTH_SHORTEST:   names = d.tinyWeekdayNames;  break;
    202             default:                names = d.shortWeekdayNames; break;
    203         }
    204         return names[dayOfWeek];
    205     }
    206 
    207     /**
    208      * Return a localized string for AM or PM.
    209      * @param ampm Either {@link Calendar#AM Calendar.AM} or {@link Calendar#PM Calendar.PM}.
    210      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the ampm is out of bounds.
    211      * @return Localized version of "AM" or "PM".
    212      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    213      */
    214     @Deprecated
    215     public static String getAMPMString(int ampm) {
    216         return LocaleData.get(Locale.getDefault()).amPm[ampm - Calendar.AM];
    217     }
    218 
    219     /**
    220      * Return a localized string for the month of the year.
    221      * @param month One of {@link Calendar#JANUARY Calendar.JANUARY},
    222      *               {@link Calendar#FEBRUARY Calendar.FEBRUARY}, etc.
    223      * @param abbrev One of {@link #LENGTH_LONG}, {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM},
    224      *               or {@link #LENGTH_SHORTEST}.
    225      *               Undefined lengths will return {@link #LENGTH_MEDIUM}
    226      *               but may return something different in the future.
    227      * @return Localized month of the year.
    228      * @deprecated Use {@link java.text.SimpleDateFormat} instead.
    229      */
    230     @Deprecated
    231     public static String getMonthString(int month, int abbrev) {
    232         LocaleData d = LocaleData.get(Locale.getDefault());
    233         String[] names;
    234         switch (abbrev) {
    235             case LENGTH_LONG:       names = d.longMonthNames;  break;
    236             case LENGTH_MEDIUM:     names = d.shortMonthNames; break;
    237             case LENGTH_SHORT:      names = d.shortMonthNames; break;
    238             case LENGTH_SHORTER:    names = d.shortMonthNames; break;
    239             case LENGTH_SHORTEST:   names = d.tinyMonthNames;  break;
    240             default:                names = d.shortMonthNames; break;
    241         }
    242         return names[month];
    243     }
    244 
    245     /**
    246      * Returns a string describing the elapsed time since startTime.
    247      * <p>
    248      * The minimum timespan to report is set to {@link #MINUTE_IN_MILLIS}.
    249      * @param startTime some time in the past.
    250      * @return a String object containing the elapsed time.
    251      * @see #getRelativeTimeSpanString(long, long, long)
    252      */
    253     public static CharSequence getRelativeTimeSpanString(long startTime) {
    254         return getRelativeTimeSpanString(startTime, System.currentTimeMillis(), MINUTE_IN_MILLIS);
    255     }
    256 
    257     /**
    258      * Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.
    259      * <p>
    260      * Time spans in the past are formatted like "42 minutes ago".
    261      * Time spans in the future are formatted like "In 42 minutes".
    262      *
    263      * @param time the time to describe, in milliseconds
    264      * @param now the current time in milliseconds
    265      * @param minResolution the minimum timespan to report. For example, a time 3 seconds in the
    266      *     past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if this is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS. Pass one of
    267      *     0, MINUTE_IN_MILLIS, HOUR_IN_MILLIS, DAY_IN_MILLIS, WEEK_IN_MILLIS
    268      */
    269     public static CharSequence getRelativeTimeSpanString(long time, long now, long minResolution) {
    270         int flags = FORMAT_SHOW_DATE | FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR | FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH;
    271         return getRelativeTimeSpanString(time, now, minResolution, flags);
    272     }
    273 
    274     /**
    275      * Returns a string describing 'time' as a time relative to 'now'.
    276      * <p>
    277      * Time spans in the past are formatted like "42 minutes ago". Time spans in
    278      * the future are formatted like "In 42 minutes".
    279      * <p>
    280      * Can use {@link #FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE} flag to use abbreviated relative
    281      * times, like "42 mins ago".
    282      *
    283      * @param time the time to describe, in milliseconds
    284      * @param now the current time in milliseconds
    285      * @param minResolution the minimum timespan to report. For example, a time
    286      *            3 seconds in the past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if
    287      *            this is set to MINUTE_IN_MILLIS. Pass one of 0,
    288      *            MINUTE_IN_MILLIS, HOUR_IN_MILLIS, DAY_IN_MILLIS,
    289      *            WEEK_IN_MILLIS
    290      * @param flags a bit mask of formatting options, such as
    291      *            {@link #FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE} or
    292      *            {@link #FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE}
    293      */
    294     public static CharSequence getRelativeTimeSpanString(long time, long now, long minResolution,
    295             int flags) {
    296         return RelativeDateTimeFormatter.getRelativeTimeSpanString(Locale.getDefault(),
    297                 TimeZone.getDefault(), time, now, minResolution, flags);
    298     }
    299 
    300     /**
    301      * Return string describing the elapsed time since startTime formatted like
    302      * "[relative time/date], [time]".
    303      * <p>
    304      * Example output strings for the US date format.
    305      * <ul>
    306      * <li>3 min. ago, 10:15 AM</li>
    307      * <li>Yesterday, 12:20 PM</li>
    308      * <li>Dec 12, 4:12 AM</li>
    309      * <li>11/14/2007, 8:20 AM</li>
    310      * </ul>
    311      *
    312      * @param time some time in the past.
    313      * @param minResolution the minimum elapsed time (in milliseconds) to report
    314      *            when showing relative times. For example, a time 3 seconds in
    315      *            the past will be reported as "0 minutes ago" if this is set to
    316      *            {@link #MINUTE_IN_MILLIS}.
    317      * @param transitionResolution the elapsed time (in milliseconds) at which
    318      *            to stop reporting relative measurements. Elapsed times greater
    319      *            than this resolution will default to normal date formatting.
    320      *            For example, will transition from "7 days ago" to "Dec 12"
    321      *            when using {@link #WEEK_IN_MILLIS}.
    322      */
    323     public static CharSequence getRelativeDateTimeString(Context c, long time, long minResolution,
    324             long transitionResolution, int flags) {
    325         // Same reason as in formatDateRange() to explicitly indicate 12- or 24-hour format.
    326         if ((flags & (FORMAT_SHOW_TIME | FORMAT_12HOUR | FORMAT_24HOUR)) == FORMAT_SHOW_TIME) {
    327             flags |= DateFormat.is24HourFormat(c) ? FORMAT_24HOUR : FORMAT_12HOUR;
    328         }
    329 
    330         return RelativeDateTimeFormatter.getRelativeDateTimeString(Locale.getDefault(),
    331                 TimeZone.getDefault(), time, System.currentTimeMillis(), minResolution,
    332                 transitionResolution, flags);
    333     }
    334 
    335     private static void initFormatStrings() {
    336         synchronized (sLock) {
    337             initFormatStringsLocked();
    338         }
    339     }
    340 
    341     private static void initFormatStringsLocked() {
    342         Resources r = Resources.getSystem();
    343         Configuration cfg = r.getConfiguration();
    344         if (sLastConfig == null || !sLastConfig.equals(cfg)) {
    345             sLastConfig = cfg;
    346             sElapsedFormatMMSS = r.getString(com.android.internal.R.string.elapsed_time_short_format_mm_ss);
    347             sElapsedFormatHMMSS = r.getString(com.android.internal.R.string.elapsed_time_short_format_h_mm_ss);
    348         }
    349     }
    350 
    351     /**
    352      * Return given duration in a human-friendly format. For example, "4
    353      * minutes" or "1 second". Returns only largest meaningful unit of time,
    354      * from seconds up to hours.
    355      *
    356      * @hide
    357      */
    358     public static CharSequence formatDuration(long millis) {
    359         final Resources res = Resources.getSystem();
    360         if (millis >= HOUR_IN_MILLIS) {
    361             final int hours = (int) ((millis + 1800000) / HOUR_IN_MILLIS);
    362             return res.getQuantityString(
    363                     com.android.internal.R.plurals.duration_hours, hours, hours);
    364         } else if (millis >= MINUTE_IN_MILLIS) {
    365             final int minutes = (int) ((millis + 30000) / MINUTE_IN_MILLIS);
    366             return res.getQuantityString(
    367                     com.android.internal.R.plurals.duration_minutes, minutes, minutes);
    368         } else {
    369             final int seconds = (int) ((millis + 500) / SECOND_IN_MILLIS);
    370             return res.getQuantityString(
    371                     com.android.internal.R.plurals.duration_seconds, seconds, seconds);
    372         }
    373     }
    374 
    375     /**
    376      * Formats an elapsed time in the form "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS"
    377      * for display on the call-in-progress screen.
    378      * @param elapsedSeconds the elapsed time in seconds.
    379      */
    380     public static String formatElapsedTime(long elapsedSeconds) {
    381         return formatElapsedTime(null, elapsedSeconds);
    382     }
    383 
    384     /**
    385      * Formats an elapsed time in a format like "MM:SS" or "H:MM:SS" (using a form
    386      * suited to the current locale), similar to that used on the call-in-progress
    387      * screen.
    388      *
    389      * @param recycle {@link StringBuilder} to recycle, or null to use a temporary one.
    390      * @param elapsedSeconds the elapsed time in seconds.
    391      */
    392     public static String formatElapsedTime(StringBuilder recycle, long elapsedSeconds) {
    393         // Break the elapsed seconds into hours, minutes, and seconds.
    394         long hours = 0;
    395         long minutes = 0;
    396         long seconds = 0;
    397         if (elapsedSeconds >= 3600) {
    398             hours = elapsedSeconds / 3600;
    399             elapsedSeconds -= hours * 3600;
    400         }
    401         if (elapsedSeconds >= 60) {
    402             minutes = elapsedSeconds / 60;
    403             elapsedSeconds -= minutes * 60;
    404         }
    405         seconds = elapsedSeconds;
    406 
    407         // Create a StringBuilder if we weren't given one to recycle.
    408         // TODO: if we cared, we could have a thread-local temporary StringBuilder.
    409         StringBuilder sb = recycle;
    410         if (sb == null) {
    411             sb = new StringBuilder(8);
    412         } else {
    413             sb.setLength(0);
    414         }
    415 
    416         // Format the broken-down time in a locale-appropriate way.
    417         // TODO: use icu4c when http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/ticket/3407 is fixed.
    418         Formatter f = new Formatter(sb, Locale.getDefault());
    419         initFormatStrings();
    420         if (hours > 0) {
    421             return f.format(sElapsedFormatHMMSS, hours, minutes, seconds).toString();
    422         } else {
    423             return f.format(sElapsedFormatMMSS, minutes, seconds).toString();
    424         }
    425     }
    426 
    427     /**
    428      * Format a date / time such that if the then is on the same day as now, it shows
    429      * just the time and if it's a different day, it shows just the date.
    430      *
    431      * <p>The parameters dateFormat and timeFormat should each be one of
    432      * {@link java.text.DateFormat#DEFAULT},
    433      * {@link java.text.DateFormat#FULL},
    434      * {@link java.text.DateFormat#LONG},
    435      * {@link java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM}
    436      * or
    437      * {@link java.text.DateFormat#SHORT}
    438      *
    439      * @param then the date to format
    440      * @param now the base time
    441      * @param dateStyle how to format the date portion.
    442      * @param timeStyle how to format the time portion.
    443      */
    444     public static final CharSequence formatSameDayTime(long then, long now,
    445             int dateStyle, int timeStyle) {
    446         Calendar thenCal = new GregorianCalendar();
    447         thenCal.setTimeInMillis(then);
    448         Date thenDate = thenCal.getTime();
    449         Calendar nowCal = new GregorianCalendar();
    450         nowCal.setTimeInMillis(now);
    451 
    452         java.text.DateFormat f;
    453 
    454         if (thenCal.get(Calendar.YEAR) == nowCal.get(Calendar.YEAR)
    455                 && thenCal.get(Calendar.MONTH) == nowCal.get(Calendar.MONTH)
    456                 && thenCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) == nowCal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)) {
    457             f = java.text.DateFormat.getTimeInstance(timeStyle);
    458         } else {
    459             f = java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(dateStyle);
    460         }
    461         return f.format(thenDate);
    462     }
    463 
    464     /**
    465      * @return true if the supplied when is today else false
    466      */
    467     public static boolean isToday(long when) {
    468         Time time = new Time();
    469         time.set(when);
    470 
    471         int thenYear = time.year;
    472         int thenMonth = time.month;
    473         int thenMonthDay = time.monthDay;
    474 
    475         time.set(System.currentTimeMillis());
    476         return (thenYear == time.year)
    477                 && (thenMonth == time.month)
    478                 && (thenMonthDay == time.monthDay);
    479     }
    480 
    481     /**
    482      * Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
    483      * <p>
    484      * Note that this is a convenience method. Using it involves creating an
    485      * internal {@link java.util.Formatter} instance on-the-fly, which is
    486      * somewhat costly in terms of memory and time. This is probably acceptable
    487      * if you use the method only rarely, but if you rely on it for formatting a
    488      * large number of dates, consider creating and reusing your own
    489      * {@link java.util.Formatter} instance and use the version of
    490      * {@link #formatDateRange(Context, long, long, int) formatDateRange}
    491      * that takes a {@link java.util.Formatter}.
    492      *
    493      * @param context the context is required only if the time is shown
    494      * @param startMillis the start time in UTC milliseconds
    495      * @param endMillis the end time in UTC milliseconds
    496      * @param flags a bit mask of options See
    497      * {@link #formatDateRange(Context, Formatter, long, long, int, String) formatDateRange}
    498      * @return a string containing the formatted date/time range.
    499      */
    500     public static String formatDateRange(Context context, long startMillis,
    501             long endMillis, int flags) {
    502         Formatter f = new Formatter(new StringBuilder(50), Locale.getDefault());
    503         return formatDateRange(context, f, startMillis, endMillis, flags).toString();
    504     }
    505 
    506     /**
    507      * Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
    508      * <p>
    509      * Note that this is a convenience method for formatting the date or
    510      * time range in the local time zone. If you want to specify the time
    511      * zone please use
    512      * {@link #formatDateRange(Context, Formatter, long, long, int, String) formatDateRange}.
    513      *
    514      * @param context the context is required only if the time is shown
    515      * @param formatter the Formatter used for formatting the date range.
    516      * Note: be sure to call setLength(0) on StringBuilder passed to
    517      * the Formatter constructor unless you want the results to accumulate.
    518      * @param startMillis the start time in UTC milliseconds
    519      * @param endMillis the end time in UTC milliseconds
    520      * @param flags a bit mask of options See
    521      * {@link #formatDateRange(Context, Formatter, long, long, int, String) formatDateRange}
    522      * @return a string containing the formatted date/time range.
    523      */
    524     public static Formatter formatDateRange(Context context, Formatter formatter, long startMillis,
    525             long endMillis, int flags) {
    526         return formatDateRange(context, formatter, startMillis, endMillis, flags, null);
    527     }
    528 
    529     /**
    530      * Formats a date or a time range according to the local conventions.
    531      *
    532      * <p>
    533      * Example output strings (date formats in these examples are shown using
    534      * the US date format convention but that may change depending on the
    535      * local settings):
    536      * <ul>
    537      *   <li>10:15am</li>
    538      *   <li>3:00pm - 4:00pm</li>
    539      *   <li>3pm - 4pm</li>
    540      *   <li>3PM - 4PM</li>
    541      *   <li>08:00 - 17:00</li>
    542      *   <li>Oct 9</li>
    543      *   <li>Tue, Oct 9</li>
    544      *   <li>October 9, 2007</li>
    545      *   <li>Oct 9 - 10</li>
    546      *   <li>Oct 9 - 10, 2007</li>
    547      *   <li>Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2007</li>
    548      *   <li>Dec 31, 2007 - Jan 1, 2008</li>
    549      *   <li>Oct 9, 8:00am - Oct 10, 5:00pm</li>
    550      *   <li>12/31/2007 - 01/01/2008</li>
    551      * </ul>
    552      *
    553      * <p>
    554      * The flags argument is a bitmask of options from the following list:
    555      *
    556      * <ul>
    557      *   <li>FORMAT_SHOW_TIME</li>
    558      *   <li>FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY</li>
    559      *   <li>FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR</li>
    560      *   <li>FORMAT_SHOW_DATE</li>
    561      *   <li>FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY</li>
    562      *   <li>FORMAT_12HOUR</li>
    563      *   <li>FORMAT_24HOUR</li>
    564      *   <li>FORMAT_CAP_AMPM</li>
    565      *   <li>FORMAT_NO_NOON</li>
    566      *   <li>FORMAT_CAP_NOON</li>
    567      *   <li>FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT</li>
    568      *   <li>FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT</li>
    569      *   <li>FORMAT_UTC</li>
    570      *   <li>FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME</li>
    571      *   <li>FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY</li>
    572      *   <li>FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH</li>
    573      *   <li>FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL</li>
    574      *   <li>FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE</li>
    575      * </ul>
    576      *
    577      * <p>
    578      * If FORMAT_SHOW_TIME is set, the time is shown as part of the date range.
    579      * If the start and end time are the same, then just the start time is
    580      * shown.
    581      *
    582      * <p>
    583      * If FORMAT_SHOW_WEEKDAY is set, then the weekday is shown.
    584      *
    585      * <p>
    586      * If FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR is set, then the year is always shown.
    587      * If FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR is not set, then the year
    588      * is shown only if it is different from the current year, or if the start
    589      * and end dates fall on different years.
    590      *
    591      * <p>
    592      * Normally the date is shown unless the start and end day are the same.
    593      * If FORMAT_SHOW_DATE is set, then the date is always shown, even for
    594      * same day ranges.
    595      *
    596      * <p>
    597      * If FORMAT_NO_MONTH_DAY is set, then if the date is shown, just the
    598      * month name will be shown, not the day of the month.  For example,
    599      * "January, 2008" instead of "January 6 - 12, 2008".
    600      *
    601      * <p>
    602      * If FORMAT_CAP_AMPM is set and 12-hour time is used, then the "AM"
    603      * and "PM" are capitalized.  You should not use this flag
    604      * because in some locales these terms cannot be capitalized, and in
    605      * many others it doesn't make sense to do so even though it is possible.
    606      *
    607      * <p>
    608      * If FORMAT_NO_NOON is set and 12-hour time is used, then "12pm" is
    609      * shown instead of "noon".
    610      *
    611      * <p>
    612      * If FORMAT_CAP_NOON is set and 12-hour time is used, then "Noon" is
    613      * shown instead of "noon".  You should probably not use this flag
    614      * because in many locales it will not make sense to capitalize
    615      * the term.
    616      *
    617      * <p>
    618      * If FORMAT_NO_MIDNIGHT is set and 12-hour time is used, then "12am" is
    619      * shown instead of "midnight".
    620      *
    621      * <p>
    622      * If FORMAT_CAP_MIDNIGHT is set and 12-hour time is used, then "Midnight"
    623      * is shown instead of "midnight".  You should probably not use this
    624      * flag because in many locales it will not make sense to capitalize
    625      * the term.
    626      *
    627      * <p>
    628      * If FORMAT_12HOUR is set and the time is shown, then the time is
    629      * shown in the 12-hour time format. You should not normally set this.
    630      * Instead, let the time format be chosen automatically according to the
    631      * system settings. If both FORMAT_12HOUR and FORMAT_24HOUR are set, then
    632      * FORMAT_24HOUR takes precedence.
    633      *
    634      * <p>
    635      * If FORMAT_24HOUR is set and the time is shown, then the time is
    636      * shown in the 24-hour time format. You should not normally set this.
    637      * Instead, let the time format be chosen automatically according to the
    638      * system settings. If both FORMAT_12HOUR and FORMAT_24HOUR are set, then
    639      * FORMAT_24HOUR takes precedence.
    640      *
    641      * <p>
    642      * If FORMAT_UTC is set, then the UTC time zone is used for the start
    643      * and end milliseconds unless a time zone is specified. If a time zone
    644      * is specified it will be used regardless of the FORMAT_UTC flag.
    645      *
    646      * <p>
    647      * If FORMAT_ABBREV_TIME is set and 12-hour time format is used, then the
    648      * start and end times (if shown) are abbreviated by not showing the minutes
    649      * if they are zero.  For example, instead of "3:00pm" the time would be
    650      * abbreviated to "3pm".
    651      *
    652      * <p>
    653      * If FORMAT_ABBREV_WEEKDAY is set, then the weekday (if shown) is
    654      * abbreviated to a 3-letter string.
    655      *
    656      * <p>
    657      * If FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH is set, then the month (if shown) is abbreviated
    658      * to a 3-letter string.
    659      *
    660      * <p>
    661      * If FORMAT_ABBREV_ALL is set, then the weekday and the month (if shown)
    662      * are abbreviated to 3-letter strings.
    663      *
    664      * <p>
    665      * If FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE is set, then the date is shown in numeric format
    666      * instead of using the name of the month.  For example, "12/31/2008"
    667      * instead of "December 31, 2008".
    668      *
    669      * <p>
    670      * If the end date ends at 12:00am at the beginning of a day, it is
    671      * formatted as the end of the previous day in two scenarios:
    672      * <ul>
    673      *   <li>For single day events. This results in "8pm - midnight" instead of
    674      *       "Nov 10, 8pm - Nov 11, 12am".</li>
    675      *   <li>When the time is not displayed. This results in "Nov 10 - 11" for
    676      *       an event with a start date of Nov 10 and an end date of Nov 12 at
    677      *       00:00.</li>
    678      * </ul>
    679      *
    680      * @param context the context is required only if the time is shown
    681      * @param formatter the Formatter used for formatting the date range.
    682      * Note: be sure to call setLength(0) on StringBuilder passed to
    683      * the Formatter constructor unless you want the results to accumulate.
    684      * @param startMillis the start time in UTC milliseconds
    685      * @param endMillis the end time in UTC milliseconds
    686      * @param flags a bit mask of options
    687      * @param timeZone the time zone to compute the string in. Use null for local
    688      * or if the FORMAT_UTC flag is being used.
    689      *
    690      * @return the formatter with the formatted date/time range appended to the string buffer.
    691      */
    692     public static Formatter formatDateRange(Context context, Formatter formatter, long startMillis,
    693                                             long endMillis, int flags, String timeZone) {
    694         // If we're being asked to format a time without being explicitly told whether to use
    695         // the 12- or 24-hour clock, icu4c will fall back to the locale's preferred 12/24 format,
    696         // but we want to fall back to the user's preference.
    697         if ((flags & (FORMAT_SHOW_TIME | FORMAT_12HOUR | FORMAT_24HOUR)) == FORMAT_SHOW_TIME) {
    698             flags |= DateFormat.is24HourFormat(context) ? FORMAT_24HOUR : FORMAT_12HOUR;
    699         }
    700 
    701         String range = DateIntervalFormat.formatDateRange(startMillis, endMillis, flags, timeZone);
    702         try {
    703             formatter.out().append(range);
    704         } catch (IOException impossible) {
    705             throw new AssertionError(impossible);
    706         }
    707         return formatter;
    708     }
    709 
    710     /**
    711      * Formats a date or a time according to the local conventions. There are
    712      * lots of options that allow the caller to control, for example, if the
    713      * time is shown, if the day of the week is shown, if the month name is
    714      * abbreviated, if noon is shown instead of 12pm, and so on. For the
    715      * complete list of options, see the documentation for
    716      * {@link #formatDateRange}.
    717      * <p>
    718      * Example output strings (date formats in these examples are shown using
    719      * the US date format convention but that may change depending on the
    720      * local settings):
    721      * <ul>
    722      *   <li>10:15am</li>
    723      *   <li>3:00pm</li>
    724      *   <li>3pm</li>
    725      *   <li>3PM</li>
    726      *   <li>08:00</li>
    727      *   <li>17:00</li>
    728      *   <li>noon</li>
    729      *   <li>Noon</li>
    730      *   <li>midnight</li>
    731      *   <li>Midnight</li>
    732      *   <li>Oct 31</li>
    733      *   <li>Oct 31, 2007</li>
    734      *   <li>October 31, 2007</li>
    735      *   <li>10am, Oct 31</li>
    736      *   <li>17:00, Oct 31</li>
    737      *   <li>Wed</li>
    738      *   <li>Wednesday</li>
    739      *   <li>10am, Wed, Oct 31</li>
    740      *   <li>Wed, Oct 31</li>
    741      *   <li>Wednesday, Oct 31</li>
    742      *   <li>Wed, Oct 31, 2007</li>
    743      *   <li>Wed, October 31</li>
    744      *   <li>10/31/2007</li>
    745      * </ul>
    746      *
    747      * @param context the context is required only if the time is shown
    748      * @param millis a point in time in UTC milliseconds
    749      * @param flags a bit mask of formatting options
    750      * @return a string containing the formatted date/time.
    751      */
    752     public static String formatDateTime(Context context, long millis, int flags) {
    753         return formatDateRange(context, millis, millis, flags);
    754     }
    755 
    756     /**
    757      * @return a relative time string to display the time expressed by millis.  Times
    758      * are counted starting at midnight, which means that assuming that the current
    759      * time is March 31st, 0:30:
    760      * <ul>
    761      *   <li>"millis=0:10 today" will be displayed as "0:10"</li>
    762      *   <li>"millis=11:30pm the day before" will be displayed as "Mar 30"</li>
    763      * </ul>
    764      * If the given millis is in a different year, then the full date is
    765      * returned in numeric format (e.g., "10/12/2008").
    766      *
    767      * @param withPreposition If true, the string returned will include the correct
    768      * preposition ("at 9:20am", "on 10/12/2008" or "on May 29").
    769      */
    770     public static CharSequence getRelativeTimeSpanString(Context c, long millis,
    771             boolean withPreposition) {
    772 
    773         String result;
    774         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
    775         long span = Math.abs(now - millis);
    776 
    777         synchronized (DateUtils.class) {
    778             if (sNowTime == null) {
    779                 sNowTime = new Time();
    780             }
    781 
    782             if (sThenTime == null) {
    783                 sThenTime = new Time();
    784             }
    785 
    786             sNowTime.set(now);
    787             sThenTime.set(millis);
    788 
    789             int prepositionId;
    790             if (span < DAY_IN_MILLIS && sNowTime.weekDay == sThenTime.weekDay) {
    791                 // Same day
    792                 int flags = FORMAT_SHOW_TIME;
    793                 result = formatDateRange(c, millis, millis, flags);
    794                 prepositionId = R.string.preposition_for_time;
    795             } else if (sNowTime.year != sThenTime.year) {
    796                 // Different years
    797                 int flags = FORMAT_SHOW_DATE | FORMAT_SHOW_YEAR | FORMAT_NUMERIC_DATE;
    798                 result = formatDateRange(c, millis, millis, flags);
    799 
    800                 // This is a date (like "10/31/2008" so use the date preposition)
    801                 prepositionId = R.string.preposition_for_date;
    802             } else {
    803                 // Default
    804                 int flags = FORMAT_SHOW_DATE | FORMAT_ABBREV_MONTH;
    805                 result = formatDateRange(c, millis, millis, flags);
    806                 prepositionId = R.string.preposition_for_date;
    807             }
    808             if (withPreposition) {
    809                 Resources res = c.getResources();
    810                 result = res.getString(prepositionId, result);
    811             }
    812         }
    813         return result;
    814     }
    815 
    816     /**
    817      * Convenience function to return relative time string without preposition.
    818      * @param c context for resources
    819      * @param millis time in milliseconds
    820      * @return {@link CharSequence} containing relative time.
    821      * @see #getRelativeTimeSpanString(Context, long, boolean)
    822      */
    823     public static CharSequence getRelativeTimeSpanString(Context c, long millis) {
    824         return getRelativeTimeSpanString(c, millis, false /* no preposition */);
    825     }
    826 
    827     private static Time sNowTime;
    828     private static Time sThenTime;
    829 }
    830