Package 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

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringToDate()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected DateFormat	getDateFormat()
Locale	getLocale()	The locale to use in formatting date values.
String	getPattern()	The pattern to use to format date values.
void	setLocale(Locale locale)	Sets the locale to use in formatting date values.
void	setPattern(String pattern)	Sets the pattern to use to format date values.
Object	toObject(String string, Class<?> targetClass)
String	toString(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 Details

StringToDate

public StringToDate()

Method Details

getPattern

public 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(String pattern)

Sets the pattern to use to format date values.

Parameters:

pattern - the date formatting pattern

getLocale

public 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(Locale locale)

Sets the locale to use in formatting date values.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

toObject

public Object toObject(String string,
 Class<?> targetClass)

Specified by:

toObject in class StringToObject

toString

public String toString(Object target)

Specified by:

toString in class StringToObject

getDateFormat

protected DateFormat getDateFormat()