Class DateMorpher

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Morpher, ObjectMorpher

    public final class DateMorpher
    extends AbstractObjectMorpher
    Morphs a String to a Date.

    This morpher will iterate through the supplied formats until one succeeds or the default value is returned (if default value is configured).

    Author:
    Andres Almiray
    • Constructor Detail

      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats,
                           boolean lenient)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
        lenient - if the parsing should be lenient or not.
      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats,
                           Date defaultValue)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
        defaultValue - return value if the value to be morphed is null.
      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats,
                           Date defaultValue,
                           Locale locale,
                           boolean lenient)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
        defaultValue - return value if the value to be morphed is null.
        locale - the Locale used to parse each format.
        lenient - if the parsing should be lenient or not.
      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats,
                           Locale locale)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
        locale - the Locale used to parse each format.
      • DateMorpher

        public DateMorpher​(String[] formats,
                           Locale locale,
                           boolean lenient)
        Parameters:
        formats - a list of formats this morpher supports.
        locale - the Locale used to parse each format.
        lenient - if the parsing should be lenient or not.
    • Method Detail

      • getDefaultValue

        public Date getDefaultValue()
        Returns the default value for this Morpher.
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
      • morph

        public Object morph​(Object value)
        Description copied from interface: ObjectMorpher
        Morphs the input object into an output object of the supported type.
        Parameters:
        value - The input value to be morphed
      • morphsTo

        public Class morphsTo()
        Description copied from interface: Morpher
        Returns the target Class for conversion.
        Returns:
        the target Class for conversion.
      • setDefaultValue

        public void setDefaultValue​(Date defaultValue)
        Sets the defaultValue to use if the value to be morphed is null.
        Parameters:
        defaultValue - return value if the value to be morphed is null
      • supports

        public boolean supports​(Class clazz)
        Description copied from class: AbstractObjectMorpher
        Returns true if the Morpher supports conversion from this Class.
        Supports any type that is not an Array.
        Specified by:
        supports in interface Morpher
        Overrides:
        supports in class AbstractObjectMorpher
        Parameters:
        clazz - the source Class
        Returns:
        true if clazz is supported by this morpher, false otherwise.