org.eobjects.metamodel.convert
Class StringToDateConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.eobjects.metamodel.convert.StringToDateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter<String,Date>

public class StringToDateConverter
extends Object
implements TypeConverter<String,Date>

A TypeConverter that converts String values (on the physical layer) to interpreted Dates.

Author:

Kasper Sørensen, Ankit Kumar

Constructor Summary

StringToDateConverter()
Constructs a new StringToDateConverter which will use the TimeComparator.toDate(Object) method for parsing dates and the DateFormat.MEDIUM date time format for physical representation.

StringToDateConverter(DateFormat dateFormat)
Constructs a new StringToDateConverter using a given DateFormat.

StringToDateConverter(String datePattern)
Constructs a new StringToDateConverter using a given date pattern.

Method Summary

String	toPhysicalValue(Date virtualValue) Converts a virtual representation of a value into it's physical value.
Date	toVirtualValue(String physicalValue) Converts a physical value into it's virtual representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringToDateConverter

public StringToDateConverter()

Constructs a new StringToDateConverter which will use the TimeComparator.toDate(Object) method for parsing dates and the DateFormat.MEDIUM date time format for physical representation.

StringToDateConverter

public StringToDateConverter(String datePattern)

Constructs a new StringToDateConverter using a given date pattern.

Parameters:

datePattern - a String date pattern, corresponding to the syntax of a SimpleDateFormat.

StringToDateConverter

public StringToDateConverter(DateFormat dateFormat)

Constructs a new StringToDateConverter using a given DateFormat.

Parameters:

dateFormat - the DateFormat to use for parsing and formatting dates.

Method Detail

toPhysicalValue

public String toPhysicalValue(Date virtualValue)

Converts a virtual representation of a value into it's physical value.

Specified by:

toPhysicalValue in interface TypeConverter<String,Date>

Parameters:

virtualValue - the virtual representation

Returns:

the physical value

toVirtualValue

public Date toVirtualValue(String physicalValue)

Converts a physical value into it's virtual representation.

Specified by:

toVirtualValue in interface TypeConverter<String,Date>

Parameters:

physicalValue - the physical value

Returns:

the virtual representation