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.

Author:

elaatifi@gmail.com

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.converter.BidirectionalConverter

BidirectionalConverter.Reversed<S,D>

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter

destinationType, mapperFacade, sourceType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateToStringConverter(String format) Constructs a new instance of DateToStringConverter capable of parsing and constructing Date strings according to the provided format.
DateToStringConverter(String format, Locale locale) Constructs a new instance of DateToStringConverter with given locale

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Date	convertFrom(String source, Type<Date> destinationType, MappingContext context)
String	convertTo(Date source, Type<String> destinationType, MappingContext context)
boolean	equals(Object o)

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

canConvert, convert, reverse, toString

Methods inherited from class ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter

getAType, getBType, hashCode, setMapperFacade

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, 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

DateToStringConverter

public DateToStringConverter(String format,
                             Locale locale)

Constructs a new instance of DateToStringConverter with given locale

Method Detail

convertTo

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

Specified by:

convertTo in class BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>

convertFrom

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

Specified by:

convertFrom in class BidirectionalConverter<Date,String>

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class CustomConverter<Object,Object>