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package org.apache.cocoon.woody.datatype.convertor;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Date;
/**
* A Convertor for Date objects which uses the number of milliseconds since
* January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT as string representation.
*
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public class MillisDateConvertor implements Convertor {
public Object convertFromString(String value, Locale locale, Convertor.FormatCache formatCache) {
try {
long date = Long.parseLong(value);
return new Date(date);
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
return null;
}
}
public String convertToString(Object value, Locale locale, Convertor.FormatCache formatCache) {
Date date = (Date)value;
return String.valueOf(date.getTime());
}
public Class getTypeClass() {
return Date.class;
}
}