Package eu.ill.preql.parser.value

Class DateValueParser

java.lang.Object

eu.ill.preql.parser.value.DateValueParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueParser<Date>

public class DateValueParser
extends Object
implements ValueParser<Date>

Convert an object into a date

Author:

Jamie Hall

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateValueParser()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Map<String,SimpleDateFormat>	getFormats()
Object[]	getSupportedTypes()	Get the types supported by this value parser
Date	parse(Object value)	Coerce an object into the generic type
static void	registerFormat(String pattern)	Register a new date format pattern
static void	unregisterFormat(String pattern)	Unregister a date format pattern
static void	unregisterFormats()	Unregister all formats

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateValueParser

public DateValueParser()

Method Detail

getSupportedTypes

public Object[] getSupportedTypes()

Description copied from interface: ValueParser

Get the types supported by this value parser

Specified by:

getSupportedTypes in interface ValueParser<Date>

Returns:

the supported types

getFormats

public static Map<String,SimpleDateFormat> getFormats()

registerFormat

public static void registerFormat(String pattern)

Register a new date format pattern

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to register

unregisterFormat

public static void unregisterFormat(String pattern)

Unregister a date format pattern

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern to unregister

unregisterFormats

public static void unregisterFormats()

Unregister all formats

parse

public Date parse(Object value)

Description copied from interface: ValueParser

Coerce an object into the generic type

Specified by:

parse in interface ValueParser<Date>

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value