org.jboss.util.propertyeditor

Class DateEditor

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.jboss.util.propertyeditor.DateEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyEditor

public class DateEditor
extends java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

A property editor for Date.

Version:

$Revision$

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and 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 and Description
DateEditor()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and 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 java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, 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

Overrides:

setValue in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

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

Overrides:

setAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

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

Overrides:

getAsText in class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Returns:

date as string