/*********************************************************************
 *
 *      Copyright (C) 2002 Andrew Khan
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 ***************************************************************************/

package org.xbib.datastructures.xslx.jxl.write;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import org.xbib.datastructures.xslx.jxl.biff.DisplayFormat;
import org.xbib.datastructures.xslx.jxl.write.biff.DateFormatRecord;

/**
 * A custom user defined number format which may be instantiated within user
 * applications in order to present date and time values in the  appropriate
 * format.
 * The string format used to create a DateFormat adheres to the standard
 * java specification, and JExcelApi makes the necessary modifications so
 * that it is rendered as its nearest equivalent in Excel.
 * Once created, this may be used within a CellFormat object, which in turn
 * is a parameter passed to the constructor of the DateTime cell
 */
public class DateFormat extends DateFormatRecord implements DisplayFormat {
    /**
     * Constructor. The date format that is passed should comply to the standard
     * Java date formatting conventions
     *
     * @param format the date format
     */
    public DateFormat(String format) {
        super(format);

        // Verify that the format is valid
        SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
    }
}
