/* ===========================================================
* TradeManager : An application to trade strategies for the Java(tm) platform
* ===========================================================
*
* (C) Copyright 2011-2011, by Simon Allen and Contributors.
*
* Project Info: org.trade
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
* USA.
*
* [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle, Inc.
* in the United States and other countries.]
*
* (C) Copyright 2011-2011, by Simon Allen and Contributors.
*
* Original Author: Simon Allen;
* Contributor(s): -;
*
* Changes
* -------
*
*/
package org.trade.core.conversion;
import java.sql.Date;
/**
* This class converts instances of java.lang.String to instances of
* java.sql.Date. Conversion is done if the String instance is in the correct
* format, and it uses the valueOf() method of the java.sql.Date class.
*
* An instance of this class is registered as a default converter with the
* JavaTypeTranslator class.
*
* @see java.sql.Date
* @author Simon Allen
*/
public class StringToSQLDateConverter extends StringToObjectConverter {
/**
* Default constructor.
*/
public StringToSQLDateConverter() {
}
//
// JavaTypeConverter interface methods
//
/**
* This method returns the target type or class that the converter converts
* to. In this case java.sql.Date .
*
*
* @return Class the class the source value will be converted to * @see
* org.trade.core.conversion.JavaTypeConverter#getTargetType()
*/
public Class<?> getTargetType() {
return java.sql.Date.class;
}
//
// Methods which need to be overridden
//
/**
* This method converts the String value to a java.sql.Date by using the
* valueOf() method of the java.sql.Date class.
*
* @param aString
* the String to be converted
*
*
* @return Object the String converted to a java.sql.Date * @exception
* IllegalArgumentException thrown if the String to convert is not
* in the correct format
*/
protected Object getConvertedString(String aString) throws IllegalArgumentException {
return Date.valueOf(aString);
}
}