com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic
Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter
      com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class DateConverter

extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

Converts a java.util.Date to a String as a date format, retaining precision down to milliseconds.

Author:

Joe Walnes

Constructor Summary

DateConverter()

DateConverter(java.lang.String defaultFormat, java.lang.String[] acceptableFormats)

Method Summary

boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Class type) Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
java.lang.Object	fromString(java.lang.String str) Unmarshalls an Object from its single value representation.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object obj) Marshalls an Object into a single value representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateConverter

public DateConverter()

DateConverter

public DateConverter(java.lang.String defaultFormat,
                     java.lang.String[] acceptableFormats)

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(java.lang.Class type)

Description copied from interface: ConverterMatcher

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface ConverterMatcher

Specified by:

canConvert in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

fromString

public java.lang.Object fromString(java.lang.String str)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Unmarshalls an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SingleValueConverter

Specified by:

fromString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

toString

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

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Marshalls an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface SingleValueConverter

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter