org.joda.time.convert

Class DateConverter

java.lang.Object

org.joda.time.convert.AbstractConverter

org.joda.time.convert.DateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, InstantConverter, PartialConverter

final class DateConverter
extends AbstractConverter
implements InstantConverter, PartialConverter

DateConverter converts a java util Date to an instant or partial. The Date is converted to milliseconds in the ISO chronology.

Since:

1.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static DateConverter	INSTANCE Singleton instance.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DateConverter() Restricted constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getInstantMillis(java.lang.Object object, Chronology chrono) Gets the millis, which is the Date millis value.
java.lang.Class<?>	getSupportedType() Returns Date.class.

Methods inherited from class org.joda.time.convert.AbstractConverter

getChronology, getChronology, getPartialValues, getPartialValues, getPeriodType, isReadableInterval, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.time.convert.InstantConverter

getChronology, getChronology

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.time.convert.PartialConverter

getChronology, getChronology, getPartialValues, getPartialValues

Field Detail

INSTANCE

static final DateConverter INSTANCE

Singleton instance.

Constructor Detail

DateConverter

protected DateConverter()

Restricted constructor.

Method Detail

getInstantMillis

public long getInstantMillis(java.lang.Object object,
                             Chronology chrono)

Gets the millis, which is the Date millis value.

Specified by:

getInstantMillis in interface InstantConverter

Overrides:

getInstantMillis in class AbstractConverter

Parameters:

object - the Date to convert, must not be null

chrono - the non-null result of getChronology

Returns:

the millisecond value

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the object is null

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object is an invalid type

getSupportedType

public java.lang.Class<?> getSupportedType()

Returns Date.class.

Specified by:

getSupportedType in interface Converter

Returns:

Date.class