DateFormatContainer (Dozer :: Core 7.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.dozermapper.core.converters.DateFormatContainer

```
public class DateFormatContainer
extends Object
```
Internal class used as a container to determine the date format to use for a particular field mapping. Only intended for internal use.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DateFormatContainer(String dfStr)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DateFormat`	`getDateFormat()`
`DateTimeFormatter`	`getDateTimeFormatter()`	Date and time formatter for Java 8 Date & Time objects.
`boolean`	`isPresent()`	Whether a date format is present.
`void`	`setDateFormat(DateFormat dateFormat)`	Deprecated. This method will break internal state of the instance by setting formatter which is not using format provided using constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DateFormatContainer
```
public DateFormatContainer(String dfStr)
```
- Method Detail
  - isPresent
```
public boolean isPresent()
```
    Whether a date format is present.
    
    Returns:
    
    If present, return true
    
    Since:
    
    6.5.0
  - getDateFormat
```
public DateFormat getDateFormat()
```
  - getDateTimeFormatter
```
public DateTimeFormatter getDateTimeFormatter()
```
    Date and time formatter for Java 8 Date & Time objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    formatter
  - setDateFormat
```
@Deprecated
public void setDateFormat(DateFormat dateFormat)
```
    Deprecated.
    This method will break internal state of the instance by setting formatter which is not using format provided using constructor. It will be removed in future releases.
    
    TODO replace method call with reflection in tests.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dateFormat - dateFormat