jodd.typeconverter.impl
Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object
  jodd.typeconverter.impl.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

public class DateConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

Converts given object to java.util.Date. Conversion rules:

null value is returned as null

object of destination type is simply casted

Calendar object is converted

JDateTime object is converted

Number is used as number of milliseconds

finally, if string value contains only numbers it is parsed as milliseconds; otherwise as JDateTime pattern

Constructor Summary

DateConverter()

Method Summary

java.util.Date

convert(java.lang.Object value) Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateConverter

public DateConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public java.util.Date convert(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

value - object to convert from

Returns:

resulting object converted to target type