StringToDateConverter.java

/*
 *    Geotoolkit - An Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
 *    http://www.geotoolkit.org
 *
 *    (C) 2009, Geomatys
 *
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 *
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package org.geotoolkit.feature.util.converter;

import java.util.Date;
import org.geotoolkit.temporal.object.TemporalUtilities;
import org.apache.sis.util.UnconvertibleObjectException;

/**
 * Converter from String to Date
 *
 * @author Johann Sorel (Geomatys)
 * @module
 */
public class StringToDateConverter extends SimpleConverter<String, Date>{
    @Override
    public Class<String> getSourceClass() {
        return String.class;
    }

    @Override
    public Class<Date> getTargetClass() {
        return Date.class;
    }

    @Override
    public Date apply(final String s) throws UnconvertibleObjectException {
        return TemporalUtilities.parseDateSafe(s,false);
    }
}