org.glyptodon.guacamole.form

Class DateField

java.lang.Object

org.glyptodon.guacamole.form.Field

org.glyptodon.guacamole.form.DateField

public class DateField
extends Field

Represents a date field. The field may contain only date values which conform to a standard pattern, defined by DateField.FORMAT.

Author:

Michael Jumper

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.glyptodon.guacamole.form.Field

Field.Type

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	FORMAT The date format used by date fields, compatible with SimpleDateFormat.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DateField(String name) Creates a new DateField with the given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	format(Date date) Converts the given date into a string which follows the format used by date fields.
static Date	parse(String dateString) Parses the given string into a corresponding date.

Methods inherited from class org.glyptodon.guacamole.form.Field

getName, getOptions, getType, setName, setOptions, setType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FORMAT

public static final String FORMAT

The date format used by date fields, compatible with SimpleDateFormat.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DateField

public DateField(String name)

Creates a new DateField with the given name.

Parameters:

name - The unique name to associate with this field.

Method Detail

format

public static String format(Date date)

Converts the given date into a string which follows the format used by date fields.

Parameters:

date - The date value to format, which may be null.

Returns:

The formatted date, or null if the provided time was null.

parse

public static Date parse(String dateString)
                  throws ParseException

Parses the given string into a corresponding date. The string must follow the standard format used by date fields, as defined by FORMAT and as would be produced by format().

Parameters:

dateString - The date string to parse, which may be null.

Returns:

The date corresponding to the given date string, or null if the provided date string was null or blank.

Throws:

ParseException - If the given date string does not conform to the standard format used by date fields.