org.milyn.javabean.decoders
Class DateDecoder

java.lang.Object
  org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDecoder
      org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDateDecoder
          org.milyn.javabean.decoders.DateDecoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Configurable, DataDecoder, DataEncoder

Direct Known Subclasses:

SqlDateDecoder, SqlTimeDecoder, SqlTimestampDecoder, XMLGregorianCalendarDecoder

@DecodeType(value=java.util.Date.class)
public class DateDecoder
extends LocaleAwareDateDecoder
implements DataDecoder, DataEncoder

Date data decoder.

Decodes the supplied string into a Date value based on the supplied "format" parameter, or the default (see below).

The default date format used is "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss" (see SimpleDateFormat). This format is based on the ISO 8601 standard as used by the XML Schema type "dateTime".

This decoder is synchronized on its underlying SimpleDateFormat instance.

Author:

tom.fennelly@gmail.com

See Also:

LocaleAwareDateDecoder, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.milyn.javabean.DataDecoder

DataDecoder.Factory

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDateDecoder

decoder, DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT, format, FORMAT, LOCALE_COUNTRY_CODE, LOCALE_LANGUAGE_CODE, VERIFY_LOCALE

Fields inherited from class org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDecoder

LOCALE

Constructor Summary

DateDecoder()

Method Summary

Object	decode(String data) Decode the supplied String data into a new Object data instance.
String	encode(Object date) Encode an object to a string.

Methods inherited from class org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDateDecoder

setConfiguration

Methods inherited from class org.milyn.javabean.decoders.LocaleAwareDecoder

getConfiguration, getLocale, getLocale, isLocalInstalled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateDecoder

public DateDecoder()

Method Detail

decode

public Object decode(String data)
              throws DataDecodeException

Description copied from interface: DataDecoder

Decode the supplied String data into a new Object data instance.

Specified by:

decode in interface DataDecoder

Parameters:

data - Data to be decoded.

Returns:

Decoded data Object.

Throws:

DataDecodeException - Error decoding data.

encode

public String encode(Object date)
              throws DataDecodeException

Description copied from interface: DataEncoder

Encode an object to a string.

Specified by:

encode in interface DataEncoder

Parameters:

date - The object to be encoded.

Returns:

The encoded object.

Throws:

DataDecodeException - Error encoding object.