Method translateCommand

java/org/apache/catalina/util/Strftime.java:235–263

Try to get the Java Date/Time formatting associated with the C standard provided. @param buf The buffer @param pattern The date/time pattern @param index The char index @param oldInside Flag value @return True if new is inside buffer

(StringBuilder buf, String pattern, int index, boolean oldInside)

     * @return True if new is inside buffer
     */
    protected boolean translateCommand(StringBuilder buf, String pattern, int index, boolean oldInside) {
        char firstChar = pattern.charAt(index);
        boolean newInside = oldInside;

        // O and E are modifiers, they mean to present an alternative representation of the next char
        // we just handle the next char as if the O or E wasn't there
        if (firstChar == 'O' || firstChar == 'E') {
            if (index + 1 < pattern.length()) {
                newInside = translateCommand(buf, pattern, index + 1, oldInside);
            } else {
                buf.append(quote("%" + firstChar, oldInside));
            }
        } else {
            String command = translate.getProperty(String.valueOf(firstChar));

            // If we don't find a format, treat it as a literal--That's what apache does
            if (command == null) {
                buf.append(quote("%" + firstChar, oldInside));
            } else {
                // If we were inside quotes, close the quotes
                if (oldInside) {
                    buf.append('\'');
                }
                buf.append(command);
                newInside = false;
            }
        }
        return newInside;
    }
}