DataBindingDateConverter.java

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package org.artificer.ui.client.local.util;

import java.util.Date;

import org.jboss.errai.databinding.client.api.Converter;

import com.google.gwt.i18n.client.DateTimeFormat;

/**
 * Converts between a String and a Date.
 *
 * @author eric.wittmann@redhat.com
 */
public class DataBindingDateConverter implements Converter<Date, String> {

    private static DateTimeFormat dateFormat;
    static {
        String dFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd";
        dateFormat = DateTimeFormat.getFormat(dFormat);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public DataBindingDateConverter() {
    }

    /**
     * @see org.jboss.errai.databinding.client.api.Converter#toModelValue(java.lang.Object)
     */
    @Override
    public Date toModelValue(String widgetValue) {
        try {
            return dateFormat.parse(widgetValue);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            return new Date();
        }
    }

    /**
     * @see org.jboss.errai.databinding.client.api.Converter#toWidgetValue(java.lang.Object)
     */
    @Override
    public String toWidgetValue(Date modelValue) {
        return dateFormat.format(modelValue);
    }

}