LocalizedDate.h   [plain text]


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#ifndef LocalizedDate_h
#define LocalizedDate_h

#include "DateComponents.h"
#include <wtf/text/WTFString.h>

namespace WebCore {

// Parses a string representation of a date string localized
// for the browser's current locale for a particular date type.
// If the input string is not valid or an implementation doesn't
// support localized dates, this function returns NaN. If the
// input string is valid this function returns the number
// of milliseconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000 UTC.
double parseLocalizedDate(const String&, DateComponents::Type);

// Serializes the specified date into a formatted date string
// to display to the user. If an implementation doesn't support
// localized dates the function should return an empty string.
String formatLocalizedDate(const DateComponents& dateComponents);

} // namespace WebCore

#endif // LocalizedDate_h