ma.glasnost.orika.converter.builtin
Class DateToStringConverter

java.lang.Object
  ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter<Object,Object>
      ma.glasnost.orika.converter.BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>
          ma.glasnost.orika.converter.builtin.DateToStringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<Object,Object>, MappedTypePair<Object,Object>

public class DateToStringConverter
extends BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>

DateToStringConverter provides custom conversion from String values to and from Date instances, based on a provided date format pattern.

The format is applied based on the rules defined in SimpleDateFormat.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter

destinationType, mapperFacade, sourceType

Constructor Summary

DateToStringConverter(String format)
Constructs a new instance of DateToStringConverter capable of parsing and constructing Date strings according to the provided format.

Method Summary

Date	convertFrom(String source, Type<Date> destinationType)
String	convertTo(Date source, Type<String> destinationType)

Methods inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.converter.BidirectionalConverter

canConvert, convert, toString

Methods inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter

getAType, getBType, setMapperFacade

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ma.glasnost.orika.Converter

setMapperFacade

Methods inherited from interface ma.glasnost.orika.MappedTypePair

getAType, getBType

Constructor Detail

DateToStringConverter

public DateToStringConverter(String format)

Constructs a new instance of DateToStringConverter capable of parsing and constructing Date strings according to the provided format.

Parameters:

format - the format descriptor, processed according to the rules defined in SimpleDateFormat

Method Detail

convertTo

public String convertTo(Date source,
                        Type<String> destinationType)

Specified by:

convertTo in class BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>

convertFrom

public Date convertFrom(String source,
                        Type<Date> destinationType)

Specified by:

convertFrom in class BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>