org.sape.carbon.core.config.type.handlers
Class DateTypeHandler

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.sape.carbon.core.config.type.handlers.DateTypeHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConfigurationTypeHandler

public class DateTypeHandler

extends Object

implements ConfigurationTypeHandler

Parses and formats between Strings and Dates in the format of "MM/dd/yyyy". An example is "08/07/2002" or August 7th, 2002.

Copyright 2002 Sapient

Since:

carbon 1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.10 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:20 $)

Author:

Greg Hinkle, January 2002

Field Summary

private static DateFormat

dateFormat A Date Formatter for the format of "MM/dd/YYYY"

Constructor Summary

DateTypeHandler()

Method Summary

Object	toObject(Class type, String stringValue) Parses a string into a Date object.
String	toString(Object objectValue) Formats an Date into a String value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

dateFormat

private static DateFormat dateFormat

A Date Formatter for the format of "MM/dd/YYYY"

Constructor Detail

DateTypeHandler

public DateTypeHandler()

Method Detail

toObject

public Object toObject(Class type,
                       String stringValue)
                throws TypeConversionException

Parses a string into a Date object.

Specified by:

toObject in interface ConfigurationTypeHandler

Parameters:

stringValue - the String representation of the requested Date

type - String

Returns:

Date version of the given String

Throws:

TypeConversionException - when the string does not represent a valid Date

toString

public String toString(Object objectValue)

Formats an Date into a String value.

Specified by:

toString in interface ConfigurationTypeHandler

Parameters:

objectValue - the Date to be formatted

Returns:

String version of the Date

Throws:

ClassCastException - when past an object other than a Date