format static method

String format(
  1. DateTime date
)

Format a date according to RFC-1123, e.g. Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT.

Implementation

static String format(DateTime date) {
  const List wkday = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'];
  const List month = [
    'Jan',
    'Feb',
    'Mar',
    'Apr',
    'May',
    'Jun',
    'Jul',
    'Aug',
    'Sep',
    'Oct',
    'Nov',
    'Dec'
  ];

  DateTime d = date.toUtc();
  StringBuffer sb = StringBuffer()
    ..write(wkday[d.weekday - 1])
    ..write(', ')
    ..write(d.day <= 9 ? '0' : '')
    ..write(d.day.toString())
    ..write(' ')
    ..write(month[d.month - 1])
    ..write(' ')
    ..write(d.year.toString())
    ..write(d.hour <= 9 ? ' 0' : ' ')
    ..write(d.hour.toString())
    ..write(d.minute <= 9 ? ':0' : ':')
    ..write(d.minute.toString())
    ..write(d.second <= 9 ? ':0' : ':')
    ..write(d.second.toString())
    ..write(' GMT');
  return sb.toString();
}