csv.impl.type
Class DateConversionHandler

java.lang.Object
  csv.impl.type.DateConversionHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConversionHandler

public class DateConversionHandler
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConversionHandler

A conversion handler for dates. The default implementation can recognize these date strings: dd/MM/yyyy, dd.MM.yyyy, dd/MM/yy, dd.MM.yy, yyyy/MM/dd, yyyy.MM.dd. Please not that for a specific date string the first suitable format will be used.

Author:

ralph

Field Summary

static DateConversionHandler

INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

DateConversionHandler()
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getParsingFormats() Returns the formats that will be used.
java.text.DateFormat[]	getParsingFormatters() Returns the date formatters created from our date formatters.
protected java.text.DateFormat[]	getParsingFormatters(java.lang.String s) Returns date formatters that fit the given string.
java.lang.String	getPrintFormat() Returns the printing format.
java.text.DateFormat	getPrintFormatter() Returns the print formatter created from the print format.
java.lang.String[]	getTypes() Returns th type java.util.Date.
protected boolean	matches(java.lang.String format, java.lang.String s)
void	setParsingFormats(java.lang.String[] parsingFormats) Sets the parsing date formats to be used.
void	setPrintFormat(java.lang.String printFormat) Sets the format used for printing.
java.lang.Object	toObject(java.lang.String s) Converts string to date.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object o) Converts the date to its string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final DateConversionHandler INSTANCE

Constructor Detail

DateConversionHandler

public DateConversionHandler()

Constructor.

Method Detail

getTypes

public java.lang.String[] getTypes()

Returns th type java.util.Date.

Specified by:

getTypes in interface TypeConversionHandler

Returns:

type strings

See Also:

TypeConversionHandler.getTypes()

toObject

public java.lang.Object toObject(java.lang.String s)

Converts string to date. This method tries to parse the given string by checking each possible date format. If no format applies then the original string will be returned

Specified by:

toObject in interface TypeConversionHandler

Parameters:

s - string to be parsed

Returns:

date

See Also:

TypeConversionHandler.toObject(java.lang.String)

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object o)

Converts the date to its string representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface TypeConversionHandler

Parameters:

o - date to be converted

Returns:

string representation of date

See Also:

TypeConversionHandler.toString(java.lang.Object)

getParsingFormatters

public java.text.DateFormat[] getParsingFormatters()

Returns the date formatters created from our date formatters.

Returns:

array of formatters to be used (never null!)

getParsingFormatters

protected java.text.DateFormat[] getParsingFormatters(java.lang.String s)

Returns date formatters that fit the given string. This pre-selection is required due to some unexpected results when it comes to parsing (e.g. 2 digits are excepted by parsers when 4 were required).

Returns:

array of formatters to be used (never null!)

matches

protected boolean matches(java.lang.String format,
                          java.lang.String s)

getParsingFormats

public java.lang.String[] getParsingFormats()

Returns the formats that will be used. This method returns default formats when no formats were set

Returns:

the format strings used for parsing dates (never null!).

setParsingFormats

public void setParsingFormats(java.lang.String[] parsingFormats)

Sets the parsing date formats to be used.

Parameters:

parsingFormats - the parsingFormats to set

getPrintFormat

public java.lang.String getPrintFormat()

Returns the printing format. This method will return the first parsing format if no format was set.

Returns:

the printFormat

setPrintFormat

public void setPrintFormat(java.lang.String printFormat)

Sets the format used for printing.

Parameters:

printFormat - the printFormat to set

getPrintFormatter

public java.text.DateFormat getPrintFormatter()

Returns the print formatter created from the print format.

Returns:

print formatter