Package org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter

Class AbstractDateConverter<D extends java.util.Date>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter.AbstractConverter<D>

org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter.AbstractDateConverter<D>

Type Parameters:

D - the type of the Date that is supported by this converter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IConverter<D>, IClusterable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateConverter, SqlDateConverter, SqlTimeConverter, SqlTimestampConverter

public abstract class AbstractDateConverter<D extends java.util.Date>
extends AbstractConverter<D>

A base class for all Date related converters

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractDateConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
D	convertToObject(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale)	Converts the given String value
java.lang.String	convertToString(D value, java.util.Locale locale)	Converts the given value to a string.
protected abstract D	createDateLike(long date)	Creates a new instance of D out of the passed date(time) as long
java.text.DateFormat	getDateFormat(java.util.Locale locale)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter.AbstractConverter

getTargetType, newConversionException, parse

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractDateConverter

public AbstractDateConverter()

Method Detail

createDateLike

protected abstract D createDateLike(long date)

Creates a new instance of D out of the passed date(time) as long

Parameters:

date - the date(time) in millis since Epoch

Returns:

a new instance of the specific type D

convertToObject

public D convertToObject(java.lang.String value,
                         java.util.Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Converts the given String value

Parameters:

value - The string value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted value

convertToString

public java.lang.String convertToString(D value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Converts the given value to a string.

Specified by:

convertToString in interface IConverter<D extends java.util.Date>

Overrides:

convertToString in class AbstractConverter<D extends java.util.Date>

Parameters:

value - The value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted string value

See Also:

IConverter.convertToString(java.lang.Object, Locale)

getDateFormat

public java.text.DateFormat getDateFormat(java.util.Locale locale)

Parameters:

locale -

Returns:

Returns the date format.