This class defines new groovy static methods which appear on normal JDK Date and Calendar classes inside the Groovy environment.
| Type Params | Return Type | Name and description | 
|---|---|---|
|  | static Date | parse(Date self, String format, String input)Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern. | 
|  | static Date | parse(Date self, String format, String input, TimeZone zone)Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern and TimeZone. | 
|  | static Date | parseToStringDate(Date self, String dateToString)Parse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g. | 
Parse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.
Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
self -    placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methodsformat -  pattern used to parse the input string.input -   String to be parsed to create the date instanceParse a String into a Date instance using the given pattern and TimeZone. This convenience method acts as a wrapper for SimpleDateFormat.
Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
self -    placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methodsformat -  pattern used to parse the input string.input -   String to be parsed to create the date instancezone -    TimeZone to use when parsingParse a String matching the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy containing US-locale-constants only (e.g. Sat for Saturdays). Such a string is generated by the toString method of Date
Note that a new SimpleDateFormat instance is created for every invocation of this method (for thread safety).
self -           placeholder variable used by Groovy categories; ignored for default static methodsdateToString -   String to be parsed to create the date instance. Must match the pattern EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy with US-locale symbols