org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor
Class DateEditor

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
      org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.AbstractConverter
          org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.DateEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor, Converter

public class DateEditor
extends AbstractConverter

A property editor for Date typed properties.

Version:

$Rev$ $Date$

Constructor Summary

DateEditor()

Method Summary

protected Object	toObjectImpl(String text) Convert the text value of the property into a Date object instance.
protected String	toStringImpl(Object value) Converts the supplied object to text.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xbean.propertyeditor.AbstractConverter

getAsText, getType, getValue, setAsText, setValue, toObject, toString

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

addPropertyChangeListener, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, supportsCustomEditor

Constructor Detail

DateEditor

public DateEditor()

Method Detail

toObjectImpl

protected Object toObjectImpl(String text)

Convert the text value of the property into a Date object instance.

Specified by:

toObjectImpl in class AbstractConverter

Parameters:

text - the text to convert

Returns:

a Date object constructed from the property text value.

Throws:

PropertyEditorException - Unable to parse the string value into a Date.

toStringImpl

protected String toStringImpl(Object value)

Description copied from class: AbstractConverter

Converts the supplied object to text. The supplied object will always be an instance of the editor type, and specifically will never be null or a String (unless this is the String editor).

Overrides:

toStringImpl in class AbstractConverter

Parameters:

value - an instance of the editor type

Returns:

the text equivalent of the value