LocaleDateTimeEditor.java

package com.mycompany.myapp.web.propertyeditors;

import org.joda.time.LocalDateTime;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormat;
import org.joda.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

import java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Custom PropertyEditorSupport to convert from String to
 * Date using JodaTime (http://www.joda.org/joda-time/).
 */
public class LocaleDateTimeEditor extends PropertyEditorSupport {

    private final DateTimeFormatter formatter;

    private final boolean allowEmpty;

    /**
     * Create a new LocaleDateTimeEditor instance, using the given format for
     * parsing and rendering.
     * <p/>
     * The "allowEmpty" parameter states if an empty String should be allowed
     * for parsing, i.e. get interpreted as null value. Otherwise, an
     * IllegalArgumentException gets thrown.
     *
     * @param dateFormat DateFormat to use for parsing and rendering
     * @param allowEmpty if empty strings should be allowed
     */
    public LocaleDateTimeEditor(String dateFormat, boolean allowEmpty) {
        this.formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern(dateFormat);
        this.allowEmpty = allowEmpty;
    }

    /**
     * Format the YearMonthDay as String, using the specified format.
     *
     * @return DateTime formatted string
     */
    public String getAsText() {
        Date value = (Date) getValue();
        return value != null ? new LocalDateTime(value).toString(formatter) : "";
    }

    /**
     * Parse the value from the given text, using the specified format.
     *
     * @param text the text to format
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     */
    public void setAsText( String text ) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        if ( allowEmpty && !StringUtils.hasText(text) ) {
            // Treat empty String as null value.
            setValue(null);
        } else {
            setValue(new LocalDateTime(formatter.parseDateTime(text)));
        }
    }
}