org.javalite.activejdbc.conversion
Class StringToSqlDateConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.javalite.activejdbc.conversion.ConverterAdapter<String,Date>
      org.javalite.activejdbc.conversion.StringToSqlDateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<String,Date>

public class StringToSqlDateConverter
extends ConverterAdapter<String,Date>

Converts instances of String to Date. This class is thread-safe.

Author:

Eric Nielsen

Constructor Summary

StringToSqlDateConverter(DateFormat format)

StringToSqlDateConverter(String pattern)

Method Summary

protected Class<Date>	destinationClass()
Date	doConvert(String source) Converts instance of S to T.
protected Class<String>	sourceClass()

Methods inherited from class org.javalite.activejdbc.conversion.ConverterAdapter

canConvert, convert

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringToSqlDateConverter

public StringToSqlDateConverter(String pattern)

Parameters:

pattern - pattern to use for conversion

StringToSqlDateConverter

public StringToSqlDateConverter(DateFormat format)

Parameters:

format - DateFormat to use for conversion

Method Detail

sourceClass

protected Class<String> sourceClass()

Specified by:

sourceClass in class ConverterAdapter<String,Date>

destinationClass

protected Class<Date> destinationClass()

Specified by:

destinationClass in class ConverterAdapter<String,Date>

doConvert

public Date doConvert(String source)
               throws ParseException

Description copied from class: ConverterAdapter

Converts instance of S to T.

Specified by:

doConvert in class ConverterAdapter<String,Date>

Parameters:

source - instance of String or null

Returns:

source converted to java.sql.Date, or null if source is blank

Throws:

ParseException - if conversion failed