DateConverter

java.lang.Object

jodd.typeconverter.impl.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:: TypeConverter<Date>

public class DateConverter extends Object implements TypeConverter<Date>

Converts given object to java.util.Date. Conversion rules:

null value is returned as null
object of destination type is simply casted
Calendar object is converted
JulianDate object is converted
LocalDateTime object is converted
LocalDate object is converted
Number is used as number of milliseconds
finally, if string value contains only numbers it is parsed as milliseconds

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

DateConverter()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Date

convert(Object value)

Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface jodd.typeconverter.TypeConverter
convert

Constructor Details
- DateConverter
  
  public DateConverter()
Method Details
- convert
  
  public Date convert(Object value)
  
  Description copied from interface: TypeConverter
  
  Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.
  
  Specified by:
  
  convert in interface TypeConverter<Date>
  
  Parameters:
  
  value - object to convert from
  
  Returns:
  
  resulting object converted to target type