org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.converters
Class DateLocaleConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.BaseLocaleConverter
      extended by org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.converters.DateLocaleConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter, LocaleConverter
Direct Known Subclasses:
SqlDateLocaleConverter, SqlTimeLocaleConverter, SqlTimestampLocaleConverter

public class DateLocaleConverter
extends BaseLocaleConverter

Standard LocaleConverter implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a java.util.Date object, optionally using a default value or throwing a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Author:
Yauheny Mikulski, Michael Szlapa

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.BaseLocaleConverter
locale, locPattern, pattern, useDefault
 
Constructor Summary
DateLocaleConverter()
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale, boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale, String pattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale, String pattern, boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue, boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue, Locale locale)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue, Locale locale, boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue, Locale locale, String pattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue, Locale locale, String pattern, boolean locPattern)
          Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
 
Method Summary
 boolean isLenient()
          Returns whether date formatting is lenient.
protected  Object parse(Object value, String pattern)
          Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.
 void setLenient(boolean lenient)
          Specify whether or not date-time parsing should be lenient.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.BaseLocaleConverter
convert, convert, convert, convert
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter()
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.


DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.

Parameters:
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale)
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:
locale - The locale

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale,
                           boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters:
locale - The locale
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale,
                           String pattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:
locale - The locale
pattern - The convertion pattern

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Locale locale,
                           String pattern,
                           boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters:
locale - The locale
pattern - The convertion pattern
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue,
                           boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue,
                           Locale locale)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned
locale - The locale

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue,
                           Locale locale,
                           boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned
locale - The locale
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue,
                           Locale locale,
                           String pattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned
locale - The locale
pattern - The convertion pattern

DateLocaleConverter

public DateLocaleConverter(Object defaultValue,
                           Locale locale,
                           String pattern,
                           boolean locPattern)
Create a LocaleConverter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned
locale - The locale
pattern - The convertion pattern
locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
Method Detail

isLenient

public boolean isLenient()
Returns whether date formatting is lenient.

Returns:
true if the DateFormat used for formatting is lenient
See Also:
DateFormat.isLenient()

setLenient

public void setLenient(boolean lenient)
Specify whether or not date-time parsing should be lenient.

Parameters:
lenient - true if the DateFormat used for formatting should be lenient
See Also:
DateFormat.setLenient(boolean)

parse

protected Object parse(Object value,
                       String pattern)
                throws ParseException
Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.

Specified by:
parse in class BaseLocaleConverter
Parameters:
value - The input object to be converted
pattern - The pattern is used for the convertion
Returns:
the converted Date value
Throws:
ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully
ParseException - if an error occurs parsing


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