Class DateTimeStringConverter

public class DateTimeStringConverter
extends StringConverter<Date>

• 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

  All MethodsInstance MethodsConcrete Methods

  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.

    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.

    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.

  • 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.