Package com.google.gwt.user.datepicker.client

Interface DateBox.Format

All Known Implementing Classes:

DateBox.DefaultFormat

Enclosing class:

DateBox

public static interface DateBox.Format

Implemented by a delegate to handle the parsing and formating of date values. The default DateBox.Format uses a new DateBox.DefaultFormat instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	format(DateBox dateBox, Date date)	Formats the provided date.
Date	parse(DateBox dateBox, String text, boolean reportError)	Parses the provided string as a date.
void	reset(DateBox dateBox, boolean abandon)	If the format did any modifications to the date box's styling, reset them now.

Method Details

format

String format(DateBox dateBox,
 Date date)

Formats the provided date. Note, a null date is a possible input.

Parameters:

dateBox - the date box you are formatting

date - the date to format

Returns:

the formatted date as a string

parse

Date parse(DateBox dateBox,
 String text,
 boolean reportError)

Parses the provided string as a date.

Parameters:

dateBox - the date box

text - the string representing a date

reportError - should the formatter indicate a parse error to the user?

Returns:

the date created, or null if there was a parse error

reset

void reset(DateBox dateBox,
 boolean abandon)

If the format did any modifications to the date box's styling, reset them now.

Parameters:

dateBox - the date box

abandon - true when the current format is being replaced by another