Package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters

Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter<D>

org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.DateTimeConverter<Date>

org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<Date>

public final class DateConverter
extends DateTimeConverter<Date>

DateTimeConverter implementation that handles conversion to and from java.util.Date objects.

This implementation can be configured to handle conversion either by using a Locale's default format or by specifying a set of format patterns (note, there is no default String conversion for Date). See the DateTimeConverter documentation for further details.

Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Since:

1.8.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateConverter()	Constructs a java.util.Date Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
DateConverter(Date defaultValue)	Constructs a java.util.Date Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Class<Date>	getDefaultType()	Gets the default type this Converter handles.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.DateTimeConverter

convertToString, convertToType, getFormat, getLocale, getPatterns, getTimeZone, setLocale, setPattern, setPatterns, setTimeZone, setUseLocaleFormat, toString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter

conversionException, convert, convertArray, getDefault, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, setDefaultValue, toLowerCase, toString, toTrim

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

DateConverter

public DateConverter()

Constructs a java.util.Date Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.

DateConverter

public DateConverter(Date defaultValue)

Constructs a java.util.Date Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Parameters:

defaultValue - The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.

Method Details

getDefaultType

protected Class<Date> getDefaultType()

Gets the default type this Converter handles.

Specified by:

getDefaultType in class AbstractConverter<Date>

Returns:

The default type this Converter handles.