net.sf.jsefa.common.converter
Class XmlDateTimeConverter

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

SimpleTypeConverter

public class XmlDateTimeConverter
extends Object
implements SimpleTypeConverter

Converter for XmlDateTime objects.
The format is a single String describing the time zone, e. g. "GMT".

It is thread safe.

Author:

Norman Lahme-Huetig

Field Summary

static String

DEFAULT_FORMAT The default format which is used when no format is explicitly given.

Constructor Summary

protected

XmlDateTimeConverter(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration) Constructs a XmlDateTimeConverter.

Method Summary

static XmlDateTimeConverter	create(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration) Constructs a XmlDateTimeConverter.
Date	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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_FORMAT

public static final String DEFAULT_FORMAT

The default format which is used when no format is explicitly given.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

XmlDateTimeConverter

protected XmlDateTimeConverter(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration)

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

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration

Method Detail

create

public static XmlDateTimeConverter create(SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration configuration)

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

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration

Returns:

a xml date time converter

fromString

public final Date 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.