Package org.jboss.common.beans.property

Class DateEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.jboss.common.beans.property.PropertyEditorSupport<java.util.Date>

org.jboss.common.beans.property.DateEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor, PropertyEditor<java.util.Date>

public class DateEditor
extends PropertyEditorSupport<java.util.Date>

A property editor for Date.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static java.text.DateFormat[]	formats	The formats to use when parsing the string date
private java.lang.String	text	Keep the text version of the date

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateEditor()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getAsText()	Returns either the cached string date, or the stored java.util.Date instance formated to string using the last of the registered DateFormat(s)
static void	initialize()	Setup the parsing formats.
void	setAsText(java.lang.String text)	Parse the text into a java.util.Date by trying one by one the registered DateFormat(s).
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value)	Sets directly the java.util.Date value

Methods inherited from class org.jboss.common.beans.property.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getType, getValue, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

formats

private static java.text.DateFormat[] formats

The formats to use when parsing the string date

text

private java.lang.String text

Keep the text version of the date

Constructor Detail

DateEditor

public DateEditor()

Method Detail

initialize

public static void initialize()

Setup the parsing formats. Offered as a separate static method to allow testing of locale changes, since SimpleDateFormat will use the default locale upon construction. Should not be normally used!

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Sets directly the java.util.Date value

Specified by:

setValue in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Specified by:

setValue in interface PropertyEditor<java.util.Date>

Overrides:

setValue in class PropertyEditorSupport<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

value - a java.util.Date

setAsText

public void setAsText(java.lang.String text)

Parse the text into a java.util.Date by trying one by one the registered DateFormat(s).

Specified by:

setAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Specified by:

setAsText in interface PropertyEditor<java.util.Date>

Specified by:

setAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

text - the string date

getAsText

public java.lang.String getAsText()

Returns either the cached string date, or the stored java.util.Date instance formated to string using the last of the registered DateFormat(s)

Specified by:

getAsText in interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

Specified by:

getAsText in interface PropertyEditor<java.util.Date>

Overrides:

getAsText in class PropertyEditorSupport<java.util.Date>

Returns:

date as string