org.springframework.binding.convert.converters
Class StringToDate

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.StringToObject
      org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.StringToDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, TwoWayConverter

public class StringToDate
extends StringToObject

A formatter for Date types. Allows the configuration of an explicit date pattern and locale.

Author:

Keith Donald

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

Constructor Summary

StringToDate()

Method Summary

protected java.text.DateFormat	getDateFormat()
java.util.Locale	getLocale() The locale to use in formatting date values.
java.lang.String	getPattern() The pattern to use to format date values.
void	setLocale(java.util.Locale locale) Sets the locale to use in formatting date values.
void	setPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Sets the pattern to use to format date values.
java.lang.Object	toObject(java.lang.String string, java.lang.Class<?> targetClass)
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object target)

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.StringToObject

convertSourceToTargetClass, convertTargetToSourceClass, getSourceClass, getTargetClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringToDate

public StringToDate()

Method Detail

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()

The pattern to use to format date values. If not specified, the default pattern 'yyyy-MM-dd' is used.

Returns:

the date formatting pattern

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Sets the pattern to use to format date values.

Parameters:

pattern - the date formatting pattern

getLocale

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

The locale to use in formatting date values. If not specified, the locale of the current thread is used.

Returns:

the locale

See Also:

LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()

setLocale

public void setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

Sets the locale to use in formatting date values.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

toObject

public java.lang.Object toObject(java.lang.String string,
                                 java.lang.Class<?> targetClass)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

Specified by:

toObject in class StringToObject

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object target)
                          throws java.lang.Exception

Specified by:

toString in class StringToObject

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getDateFormat

protected java.text.DateFormat getDateFormat()