com.martiansoftware.jsap.stringparsers
Class DateStringParser

java.lang.Object
  com.martiansoftware.jsap.StringParser
      com.martiansoftware.jsap.PropertyStringParser
          com.martiansoftware.jsap.stringparsers.DateStringParser

public class DateStringParser

extends PropertyStringParser

A StringParser for parsing java.util.Date objects. By default, arguments are parsed using the java.text.SimpleDateFormat for the default locale. The format can be overridden using this StringParser's setProperties() method, supplying a java.util.Properties object with a property key named "format". The value associated with the "format" property is used to create a new java.text.SimpleDateFormat to parse the argument.

A ParseException is thrown if a SimpleDateFormat cannot be constructed with the specified format, or if the SimpleDateFormat throws a java.text.ParseException during parsing.

The SimpleDateFormat object is instantiated when an option referencing this DateStringParser is registered with a JSAP object.

Author:

Marty Lamb

See Also:

StringParser, Date, SimpleDateFormat

Constructor Summary

DateStringParser()
Deprecated. Use getParser().

Method Summary

static DateStringParser	getParser() Returns a DateStringParser.
Object	parse(String arg) Parses the specified argument using either the java.text.SimpleDateFormat for the current locale (by default) or a java.text.SimpleDateFormat as defined by this PropertyStringParser's "format" property.
void	setUp() Instantiates the SimpleDateFormat to use for parsing.
void	tearDown() Destroys the SimpleDateFormat used for parsing.

Methods inherited from class com.martiansoftware.jsap.PropertyStringParser

getProperty, getProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateStringParser

public DateStringParser()

Deprecated. Use getParser().

Creates a new DateStringParser.

Method Detail

getParser

public static DateStringParser getParser()

Returns a DateStringParser.

Returns:

a DateStringParser.

setUp

public void setUp()
           throws ParseException

Instantiates the SimpleDateFormat to use for parsing.

Overrides:

setUp in class StringParser

Throws:

ParseException - if a SimpleDateFormat cannot be instantiated with the contents of the "format" property.

tearDown

public void tearDown()

Destroys the SimpleDateFormat used for parsing.

Overrides:

tearDown in class StringParser

parse

public Object parse(String arg)
             throws ParseException

Parses the specified argument using either the java.text.SimpleDateFormat for the current locale (by default) or a java.text.SimpleDateFormat as defined by this PropertyStringParser's "format" property. If the specified argument cannot be parsed by the current format, a ParseException is thrown.

Specified by:

parse in class StringParser

Parameters:

arg - the argument to convert to a Date.

Returns:

a Date as described above.

Throws:

ParseException - if the specified argument cannot be parsed by the current format..