joperties.interpreters.defaultinterpreters
Class DateInterpreter

java.lang.Object
  joperties.interpreters.AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>
      joperties.interpreters.defaultinterpreters.DateInterpreter

public class DateInterpreter
extends AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>

Author:

Savvas Dalkitsis

Field Summary

private java.text.SimpleDateFormat

sdf

Constructor Summary

DateInterpreter()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	encode(java.util.Date obj) This method encodes the provided object to a string.
java.lang.Class<java.util.Date>	getClassType() This method returns the class that this interpreted handles.
java.lang.String	getDescription() This method returns a description of the way this interpreter interprets and encodes the objects.
java.util.Date	interpret(java.lang.String string) This method will interpret the provided string as an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

sdf

private java.text.SimpleDateFormat sdf

Constructor Detail

DateInterpreter

public DateInterpreter()

Method Detail

encode

public java.lang.String encode(java.util.Date obj)
                        throws EncodingException,
                               NoApropriateInterpeterFoundException

Description copied from class: AbstractInterpreter

This method encodes the provided object to a string.

Specified by:

encode in class AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

obj - The object to encode as a string.

Returns:

The encoded string which corresponds to the provided object.

Throws:

EncodingException - If there was an error encoding the string.

NoApropriateInterpeterFoundException - If the method needs to call on other interpreters and none is found.

getClassType

public java.lang.Class<java.util.Date> getClassType()

Description copied from class: AbstractInterpreter

This method returns the class that this interpreted handles.

Specified by:

getClassType in class AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>

Returns:

The class that this interpreted handles.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from class: AbstractInterpreter

This method returns a description of the way this interpreter interprets and encodes the objects. Used as reference.

Specified by:

getDescription in class AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>

Returns:

A description of the way this interpreter interprets and encodes the objects. Used as reference.

interpret

public java.util.Date interpret(java.lang.String string)
                         throws InterpretationException,
                                NoApropriateInterpeterFoundException

Description copied from class: AbstractInterpreter

This method will interpret the provided string as an object.

Specified by:

interpret in class AbstractInterpreter<java.util.Date>

Parameters:

string - The string to interpret as an object.

Returns:

An object which corresponds to the provided string.

Throws:

InterpretationException - If there was an error interpreting the string.

NoApropriateInterpeterFoundException - If the method needs to call on other interpreters and none is found.