jodd.typeconverter.impl

Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object

jodd.typeconverter.impl.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

public class DateConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

Converts given object to java.util.Date. Conversion rules:

• null value is returned as null
• object of destination type is simply casted
• Calendar object is converted
• JDateTime object is converted
• Number is used as number of milliseconds
• finally, if string value contains only numbers it is parsed as milliseconds; otherwise as JDateTime pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateConverter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Date	convert(java.lang.Object value) Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateConverter

public DateConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public java.util.Date convert(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

value - object to convert from

Returns:

resulting object converted to target type