Package 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, CurrencyStyleFormatter, CurrencyUnitFormatter, DateFormatter, DurationFormatter, InstantFormatter, MonetaryAmountFormatter, NumberStyleFormatter, PercentStyleFormatter, TemporalAccessorParser

Functional Interface:

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

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Parser<T>

Parses text strings to produce instances of T.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

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

Method Details

parse

T parse(String text,
 Locale locale)
 throws 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:

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

IllegalArgumentException - when a parse exception occurs