/*
* Copyright 2007 Ralf Joachim
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* Convert <code>Date</code> to <code>String</code>.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:ralf DOT joachim AT syscon DOT eu">Ralf Joachim</a>
* @version $Revision: 7134 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 15:08:23 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
* @since 1.1.3
*/
public final class DateToString extends AbstractDateTypeConvertor {
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/**
* Date format used by this date convertor. Use the {@link #getCustomDateFormat} accessor
* to access this variable.
*/
private SimpleDateFormat _customDateFormat;
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Default constructor.
*/
public DateToString() {
super(Date.class, String.class);
parameterize(null);
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
public void parameterize(final String parameter) {
if ((parameter == null) || (parameter.length() == 0)) {
_customDateFormat = null;
} else {
_customDateFormat = getDefaultDateFormat();
_customDateFormat.applyPattern(parameter);
}
}
/**
* Has a custom date format been set?
*
* @return <code>true</code> if a custom date format has been set, <code>false</code>
* otherwise.
*/
private boolean hasCustomDateFormat() {
return (_customDateFormat != null);
}
/**
* Use this accessor to access the custom date format property.
*
* @return A clone of the custom date format property.
*/
private SimpleDateFormat getCustomDateFormat() {
return (SimpleDateFormat) _customDateFormat.clone();
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
public Object convert(final Object object) {
if (!hasCustomDateFormat()) { return object.toString(); }
return getCustomDateFormat().format((Date) object);
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
}