Class Overview
Generates a date in the format required by the HTTP protocol.
 
Summary
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          TimeZone | 
          GMT | 
          The time zone to use in the date header. | 
      
      
    
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Constants
 
    
      
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        final 
        String
      
        PATTERN_RFC1123
    
      
    
      
  Date format pattern used to generate the header in RFC 1123 format. 
 
    
        
        Constant Value: 
        
            
                "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz"
            
        
        
    
     
 
Fields
 
    
      
        public 
        static 
        final 
        TimeZone
      
        GMT
    
      
    
      
  The time zone to use in the date header. 
 
    
     
 
Public Constructors
 
    
      
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      HttpDateGenerator
      ()
    
      
    
 
Public Methods
 
    
      
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        synchronized 
        String
      
      getCurrentDate
      ()