org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor
Class StringToDate

java.lang.Object
  org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractTypeConvertor
      org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractDateTypeConvertor
          org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.StringToDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, TypeConvertor

public final class StringToDate
extends AbstractDateTypeConvertor

Convert String to Date.

Since:

1.1.3

Version:

$Revision: 7134 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 15:08:23 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $

Author:

Ralf Joachim

Constructor Summary

StringToDate()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object object) Convert the object from one type to another.
void	parameterize(java.lang.String parameter) Initialize the converter with the given parameter.

Methods inherited from class org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractDateTypeConvertor

configure, getDefaultDateFormat, getFullDatePattern

Methods inherited from class org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractTypeConvertor

clone, fromType, toString, toType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringToDate

public StringToDate()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

parameterize

public void parameterize(java.lang.String parameter)

Initialize the converter with the given parameter. If no parameter is available the method don't need to be called or may be called with null which both should lead to the default behaviour of the converter.

Parameters:

parameter - The parameter for the convertor (null if is not specified).

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object object)

Convert the object from one type to another.

Parameters:

object - The object to convert.

Returns:

The converted object.