AbstractDateTypeConvertor (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractTypeConvertor
- - org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractDateTypeConvertor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, TypeConvertor, TypeConvertor

Direct Known Subclasses:

BigDecimalToDate, DateToBigDecimal, DateToDouble, DateToInteger, DateToString, DoubleToDate, IntegerToDate, SqlTimestampToString, StringToDate, StringToSqlTimestamp
```
public abstract class AbstractDateTypeConvertor
extends AbstractTypeConvertor
```
Abstract base class to convert from one type to another without any configuration or parameters.

Since:

1.1.3

Version:

$Revision: 7134 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 15:08:23 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $

Author:

Ralf Joachim

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AbstractDateTypeConvertor(java.lang.Class<?> fromType, java.lang.Class<?> toType)`	Construct a Converter between given fromType an toType.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`configure(AbstractProperties properties)`	Configure the converter with given configuration.
`protected static java.text.SimpleDateFormat`	`getDefaultDateFormat()`	Use this accessor to access the `DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT`.
`protected static java.lang.String`	`getFullDatePattern(java.lang.String pattern)`	Transforms short date format pattern into full format pattern for SimpleDateFormat (e.g., "YMD" to "yyyyMMdd").

Methods inherited from class org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.AbstractTypeConvertor
clone, fromType, toString, toType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.castor.cpa.persistence.convertor.TypeConvertor
convert, parameterize

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractDateTypeConvertor
```
public AbstractDateTypeConvertor(java.lang.Class<?> fromType,
                                 java.lang.Class<?> toType)
```
    Construct a Converter between given fromType an toType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fromType - The type being converted from.
    
    toType - The type being converted to.
- Method Detail
  - getDefaultDateFormat
```
protected static final java.text.SimpleDateFormat getDefaultDateFormat()
```
    Use this accessor to access the DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT.
    
    Returns:
    
    A clone of DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT.
  - getFullDatePattern
```
protected static java.lang.String getFullDatePattern(java.lang.String pattern)
```
    Transforms short date format pattern into full format pattern for SimpleDateFormat (e.g., "YMD" to "yyyyMMdd").
    
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - The short pattern.
    
    Returns:
    
    The full pattern.
  - configure
```
public final void configure(AbstractProperties properties)
```
    Configure the converter with given configuration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    properties - Properties to use.