Package cdc.prefs.defaults

Class DatePreference

java.lang.Object

cdc.prefs.AbstractPreference<Date>

cdc.prefs.defaults.DatePreference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Preference<Date>

public class DatePreference
extends AbstractPreference<Date>

Date preference (node, key) pair.

Author:

Damien Carbonne

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	DatePreference.Format	Enumeration of default formats.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DatePreference(Preferences node, String key, Date def, DatePreference.Format format)
DatePreference(Preferences node, String key, Date def, String pattern)	Creates a date preference.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Date	fromString(String s)	Converts a string to a value using fomString.
protected String	toString(Date value)	Converts a value to a string using toString.

Methods inherited from class cdc.prefs.AbstractPreference

get, getDefaultValue, getKey, getNode, getValueClass, put

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface cdc.prefs.Preference

get

Constructor Detail

DatePreference

public DatePreference(Preferences node,
                      String key,
                      Date def,
                      String pattern)

Creates a date preference.

Parameters:

node - The Preferences node.

key - The preferences key.

def - The default value.

pattern - The format pattern.

DatePreference

public DatePreference(Preferences node,
                      String key,
                      Date def,
                      DatePreference.Format format)

Method Detail

toString

protected String toString(Date value)

Description copied from class: AbstractPreference

Converts a value to a string using toString.

If value is null, returns "".

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractPreference<Date>

Parameters:

value - The value.

Returns:

The corresponding string.

fromString

protected Date fromString(String s)

Description copied from class: AbstractPreference

Converts a string to a value using fomString.

If s is null or empty, returns null.

Overrides:

fromString in class AbstractPreference<Date>

Parameters:

s - The string.

Returns:

The corresponding value.