com.bc.ceres.binding.converters

Class DateFormatConverter

java.lang.Object

com.bc.ceres.binding.converters.DateFormatConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<Date>

public class DateFormatConverter
extends Object
implements Converter<Date>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateFormatConverter()
DateFormatConverter(DateFormat format)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(Date value) Converts a value of the type returned by Converter.getValueType() to its plain text representation.
Class<Date>	getValueType() Gets the value type.
Date	parse(String text) Converts a value from its plain text representation to a Java object instance of the type returned by Converter.getValueType().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateFormatConverter

public DateFormatConverter()

DateFormatConverter

public DateFormatConverter(DateFormat format)

Method Detail

getValueType

public Class<Date> getValueType()

Description copied from interface: Converter

Gets the value type.

Specified by:

getValueType in interface Converter<Date>

Returns:

The value type.

parse

public Date parse(String text)
           throws ConversionException

Description copied from interface: Converter

Converts a value from its plain text representation to a Java object instance of the type returned by Converter.getValueType().

Specified by:

parse in interface Converter<Date>

Parameters:

text - The textual representation of the value.

Returns:

The converted value.

Throws:

ConversionException - If the conversion fails.

format

public String format(Date value)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Converts a value of the type returned by Converter.getValueType() to its plain text representation.

Specified by:

format in interface Converter<Date>

Parameters:

value - The value to be converted to text.

Returns:

The textual representation of the value.