javafx.util.converter

Class DateTimeStringConverter

java.lang.Object

javafx.util.StringConverter<Date>

javafx.util.converter.DateTimeStringConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateStringConverter, TimeStringConverter

public class DateTimeStringConverter
extends StringConverter<Date>

StringConverter implementation for Date values that represent a date and time.

Since:

JavaFX 2.1

See Also:

DateStringConverter, TimeStringConverter

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected DateFormat	dateFormat
protected int	dateStyle
protected Locale	locale
protected String	pattern
protected int	timeStyle

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateTimeStringConverter() Create a StringConverter for Date values, using DateFormat.DEFAULT styles for date and time.
DateTimeStringConverter(DateFormat dateFormat) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified DateFormat formatter.
DateTimeStringConverter(int dateStyle, int timeStyle) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using specified DateFormat styles for date and time.
DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified locale and DateFormat.DEFAULT styles for date and time.
DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale, int dateStyle, int timeStyle) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using specified locale and DateFormat styles for date and time.
DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale, String pattern) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified locale and pattern.
DateTimeStringConverter(String pattern) Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Date	fromString(String value) Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter.
protected DateFormat	getDateFormat() Return a DateFormat instance to use for formatting and parsing in this StringConverter.
String	toString(Date value) Converts the object provided into its string form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

locale

protected final Locale locale

pattern

protected final String pattern

dateFormat

protected final DateFormat dateFormat

dateStyle

protected final int dateStyle

Since:

JavaFX 8u40

timeStyle

protected final int timeStyle

Since:

JavaFX 8u40

Constructor Detail

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter()

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using DateFormat.DEFAULT styles for date and time.

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(int dateStyle,
                               int timeStyle)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using specified DateFormat styles for date and time.

Parameters:

dateStyle - the given formatting style. For example, DateFormat.SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale.

timeStyle - the given formatting style. For example, DateFormat.SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale.

Since:

JavaFX 8u40

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified locale and DateFormat.DEFAULT styles for date and time.

Parameters:

locale - the given locale.

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale,
                               int dateStyle,
                               int timeStyle)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using specified locale and DateFormat styles for date and time.

Parameters:

locale - the given locale.

dateStyle - the given formatting style. For example, DateFormat.SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale.

timeStyle - the given formatting style. For example, DateFormat.SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale.

Since:

JavaFX 8u40

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(String pattern)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern describing the date and time format.

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(Locale locale,
                               String pattern)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified locale and pattern.

Parameters:

locale - the given locale.

pattern - the pattern describing the date and time format.

DateTimeStringConverter

public DateTimeStringConverter(DateFormat dateFormat)

Create a StringConverter for Date values, using the specified DateFormat formatter.

Parameters:

dateFormat - the DateFormat to be used for formatting and parsing.

Method Detail

fromString

public Date fromString(String value)

Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter. Format of the string and type of the resulting object is defined by the specific converter.

Specified by:

fromString in class StringConverter<Date>

Returns:

an object representation of the string passed in.

toString

public String toString(Date value)

Converts the object provided into its string form. Format of the returned string is defined by the specific converter.

Specified by:

toString in class StringConverter<Date>

Returns:

a string representation of the object passed in.

getDateFormat

protected DateFormat getDateFormat()

Return a DateFormat instance to use for formatting and parsing in this StringConverter.