org.springframework.format

Interface Parser<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object this Parser produces

All Known Subinterfaces:

Formatter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNumberFormatter, CurrencyFormatter, DateFormatter, DateTimeParser, InstantFormatter, NumberFormatter, PercentFormatter, TemporalAccessorParser

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

public interface Parser<T>

Parses text strings to produce instances of T.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	parse(java.lang.String text, java.util.Locale locale) Parse a text String to produce a T.

Method Detail

parse

T parse(java.lang.String text,
      java.util.Locale locale)
        throws java.text.ParseException

Parse a text String to produce a T.

Parameters:

text - the text string

locale - the current user locale

Returns:

an instance of T

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - when a parse exception occurs in a java.text parsing library

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - when a parse exception occurs