nl.openedge.baritus.converters
Class BaseLocaleConverter

java.lang.Object
  nl.openedge.baritus.converters.BaseLocaleConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, Formatter, LocaleConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateLocaleConverter, DecimalLocaleConverter

public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter

extends java.lang.Object

implements LocaleConverter, Formatter

base class for localized converters

Author:

Eelco Hillenius

Field Summary

protected java.util.Locale	locale The locale specified to our Constructor, by default - system locale.
protected boolean	locPattern The flag indicating whether the given pattern string is localized or not.
protected java.lang.String	pattern The default pattern specified to our Constructor, if any.

Constructor Summary

protected	BaseLocaleConverter(java.util.Locale locale, java.lang.String pattern) Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
protected	BaseLocaleConverter(java.util.Locale locale, java.lang.String pattern, boolean locPattern) Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if an conversion error occurs.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Object value) Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.
java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object value) Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object.
java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object value, java.lang.String pattern) Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object.
java.util.Locale	getLocale() get the locale
java.lang.String	getPattern() get the pattern
protected abstract java.lang.Object	parse(java.lang.Object value, java.lang.String pattern) Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.
void	setLocale(java.util.Locale locale) set the locale
void	setPattern(java.lang.String string) set the pattern

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface nl.openedge.baritus.converters.LocaleConverter

convert

Methods inherited from interface nl.openedge.baritus.converters.Formatter

format

Field Detail

locale

protected java.util.Locale locale

The locale specified to our Constructor, by default - system locale.

pattern

protected java.lang.String pattern

The default pattern specified to our Constructor, if any.

locPattern

protected boolean locPattern

The flag indicating whether the given pattern string is localized or not.

Constructor Detail

BaseLocaleConverter

protected BaseLocaleConverter(java.util.Locale locale,
                              java.lang.String pattern)

Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:

locale - The locale

pattern - The convertion pattern

BaseLocaleConverter

protected BaseLocaleConverter(java.util.Locale locale,
                              java.lang.String pattern,
                              boolean locPattern)

Create a LocaleConverter that will throw a ConversionException if an conversion error occurs.

Parameters:

locale - The locale

pattern - The convertion pattern

locPattern - Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not

Method Detail

parse

protected abstract java.lang.Object parse(java.lang.Object value,
                                          java.lang.String pattern)
                                   throws java.text.ParseException

Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters:

value - The input object to be converted

pattern - The pattern is used for the convertion

Throws:

ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully

java.text.ParseException

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object value)

Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object. The default pattern is used for the convertion.

Parameters:

value - The input object to be converted

Throws:

ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object value,
                                java.lang.String pattern)

Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object.

Parameters:

value - The input object to be converted

pattern - The pattern is used for the convertion

Throws:

ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Class type,
                                java.lang.Object value)

Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type. The default pattern is used for the convertion.

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - Data type to which this value should be converted

value - The input object to be converted

Throws:

ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully

getLocale

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

get the locale

Returns:

Locale

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()

get the pattern

Returns:

String

setLocale

public void setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

set the locale

Parameters:

locale -

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String string)

set the pattern

Parameters:

string -