package org.openswing.swing.util.dataconverters.java;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
/**
* <p>Title: OpenSwing Framework</p>
* <p>Description: Converter from String to Date.</p>
* <p>Copyright: Copyright (C) 2006 Mauro Carniel</p>
*
* <p> This file is part of OpenSwing Framework.
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the (LGPL) Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
*
* GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
* Version 2.1, February 1999
*
* 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
* Library General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*
* The author may be contacted at:
* maurocarniel@tin.it</p>
*
* @author Mauro Carniel
* @version 1.0
*/
public class StringToDateConverter extends DataConverter {
/** SimpleDateFormat converter */
private SimpleDateFormat sdf = null;
public StringToDateConverter(SimpleDateFormat sdf) {
this.sdf = sdf;
}
/**
* @param value data to convert
* @return converted value
*/
public final Object decodeValue(Object value) throws DataConverterException {
if (value==null)
return null;
try {
return sdf.parse(value.toString());
}
catch (Exception ex) {
throw new DataConverterException(ex);
}
}
}