Package com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert
Class DateConverter
- java.lang.Object
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- com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.NumberConverter
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- com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.DateConverter
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
PropertyConverter
public class DateConverter extends NumberConverter
Converts strings to dates and back.This class has a static cache of
DateFormats
, to avoid creation and parsing of date formats every time one is used.- Version:
- $Id: //depot/branches/personal/haraldk/twelvemonkeys/release-2/twelvemonkeys-core/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/util/convert/DateConverter.java#2 $
- Author:
- Harald Kuhr, last modified by $Author: haku $
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description DateConverter()
Creates aDateConverter
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.Object
toObject(java.lang.String pString, java.lang.Class pType, java.lang.String pFormat)
Converts the string to a date, using the given format for parsing.java.lang.String
toString(java.lang.Object pObject, java.lang.String pFormat)
Converts the object to a string, using the given format-
Methods inherited from class com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.NumberConverter
getFormat
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Method Detail
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toObject
public java.lang.Object toObject(java.lang.String pString, java.lang.Class pType, java.lang.String pFormat) throws ConversionException
Converts the string to a date, using the given format for parsing.- Specified by:
toObject
in interfacePropertyConverter
- Overrides:
toObject
in classNumberConverter
- Parameters:
pString
- the string to convert.pType
- the type to convert to.java.util.Date
and subclasses allowed.pFormat
- the format used for parsing. Must be a legalSimpleDateFormat
format, ornull
which will use the default format.- Returns:
- the object created from the given string. May safely be typecast
to
java.util.Date
- Throws:
ConversionException
- See Also:
Date
,DateFormat
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toString
public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object pObject, java.lang.String pFormat) throws ConversionException
Converts the object to a string, using the given format- Specified by:
toString
in interfacePropertyConverter
- Overrides:
toString
in classNumberConverter
- Parameters:
pObject
- the object to convert.pFormat
- the format used for conversion. Must be a legalSimpleDateFormat
format, ornull
which will use the default format.- Returns:
- the string representation of the object, on the correct format.
- Throws:
ConversionException
- if the object is not a subclass ofjava.util.Date
- See Also:
Date
,DateFormat
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