net.sf.seaf.util.convert.simple
Class ConverterToDate

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.seaf.util.convert.simple.ConverterToDate

public class ConverterToDate
extends Object

Converter of any Object to a date represented by Calendar.

Field Summary

static String

FORMAT_ISO

Constructor Summary

ConverterToDate()

Method Summary

static Calendar

convert(Object o) Converts an Object to Calendar date value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FORMAT_ISO

public static final String FORMAT_ISO

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ConverterToDate

public ConverterToDate()

Method Detail

convert

public static Calendar convert(Object o)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts an Object to Calendar date value.

Keeps null as null. Converts java.util.Date. Keeps Calendar. Otherwise converts via String expecting ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD.).

Parameters:

o - Object to be converted

Returns:

Calendar

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown when the argument is not a valid Date