javax.swing.text
Class DateFormatter

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter
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        +--javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter
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              +--javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatter
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                    +--javax.swing.text.DateFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class DateFormatter

extends InternationalFormatter

DateFormatter is an InternationalFormatter that does its formatting by way of an instance of java.text.DateFormat.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. A future release of Swing will provide support for long term persistence.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

DateFormat

Constructor Summary

DateFormatter()
This is shorthand for new DateFormatter(DateFormat.getDateInstance()).

DateFormatter(java.text.DateFormat format)
Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified Format instance.

Method Summary

void	setFormat(java.text.DateFormat format) Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatter

getFields, getFormat, getMaximum, getMinimum, setFormat, setMaximum, setMinimum, stringToValue, valueToString

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter

clone, getActions, getAllowsInvalid, getCommitsOnValidEdit, getDocumentFilter, getNavigationFilter, getOverwriteMode, getValueClass, install, setAllowsInvalid, setCommitsOnValidEdit, setOverwriteMode, setValueClass

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter

getFormattedTextField, invalidEdit, setEditValid, uninstall

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DateFormatter

public DateFormatter()

This is shorthand for new DateFormatter(DateFormat.getDateInstance()).

DateFormatter

public DateFormatter(java.text.DateFormat format)

Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified Format instance.

Parameters:

format - Format used to dictate legal values

Method Detail

setFormat

public void setFormat(java.text.DateFormat format)

Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

If you have used the nullary constructor the value of this property will be determined for the current locale by way of the Dateformat.getDateInstance() method.

Parameters:

format - DateFormat instance used for converting from/to Strings