Package play.data.format

Class Formatters.SimpleFormatter<T>

java.lang.Object

play.data.format.Formatters.SimpleFormatter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type that this formatter will parse and print

Direct Known Subclasses:

Formats.DateFormatter

Enclosing class:

Formatters

public abstract static class Formatters.SimpleFormatter<T>
extends Object

Super-type for custom simple formatters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SimpleFormatter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract T	parse(String text, Locale locale)	Binds the field - constructs a concrete value from submitted data.
abstract String	print(T t, Locale locale)	Unbinds this field - transforms a concrete value to plain string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

SimpleFormatter

public SimpleFormatter()

Method Details

parse

public abstract T parse(String text,
 Locale locale)
                 throws ParseException

Binds the field - constructs a concrete value from submitted data.

Parameters:

text - the field text

locale - the current Locale

Returns:

a new value

Throws:

ParseException - if the text could not be parsed into T

print

public abstract String print(T t,
 Locale locale)

Unbinds this field - transforms a concrete value to plain string.

Parameters:

t - the value to unbind

locale - the current Locale

Returns:

printable version of the value