net.sf.jsefa.common.converter
Class BigDecimalConverter

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jsefa.common.converter.BigDecimalConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

SimpleTypeConverter

public class BigDecimalConverter
extends Object
implements SimpleTypeConverter

Converter for BigDecimal objects.
The format consists of two Strings. The first denotes the Locale and the second is a pattern as used by DecimalFormat.

It is thread-safe (the access to the non-thread-safe DecimalFormat is synchronized).

Author:

Norman Lahme-Huetig

Constructor Summary

protected

BigDecimalConverter(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration) Constructs a new BigDecimalConverter.

Method Summary

static BigDecimalConverter	create(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration) Creates a BigDecimalConverter.
BigDecimal	fromString(String value) Converts the given String object into an object with the simple data type this converter is intended for.
protected String[]	getDefaultFormat() Returns the default format which is used when no format is given.
String	toString(Object value) Converts the given value to a String object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BigDecimalConverter

protected BigDecimalConverter(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration)

Constructs a new BigDecimalConverter.
If no format is given, the default format (see getDefaultFormat()) is used.

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration

Throws:

ConversionException - if the given format is not valid.

Method Detail

create

public static BigDecimalConverter create(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration)

Creates a BigDecimalConverter.
If no format is given, the default format (see getDefaultFormat()) is used.

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration

Returns:

a big decimal converter

Throws:

ConversionException - if the given format is not valid.

fromString

public final BigDecimal fromString(String value)

Converts the given String object into an object with the simple data type this converter is intended for.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SimpleTypeConverter

Parameters:

value - the String object to convert

Returns:

the converted value

toString

public final String toString(Object value)

Converts the given value to a String object.

Specified by:

toString in interface SimpleTypeConverter

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

getDefaultFormat

protected String[] getDefaultFormat()

Returns the default format which is used when no format is given.

Returns:

the default format.