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javax.swing.text
class DateFormatter

java.lang.Object extended by javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter extended by javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter extended by javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatter extended by javax.swing.text.DateFormatter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable

Most common way to construct:

DateFormat format = …;

DateFormatter df = new DateFormatter(format);

Based on 10 examples


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. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.


Constructor Summary

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

          Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified Format instance.
 
Method Summary
 void

          Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatter
clone, getActions, getFields, getFormat, getMaximum, getMinimum, install, setFormat, setMaximum, setMinimum, stringToValue, valueToString
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter
clone, getAllowsInvalid, getCommitsOnValidEdit, getDocumentFilter, getNavigationFilter, getOverwriteMode, getValueClass, install, setAllowsInvalid, setCommitsOnValidEdit, setOverwriteMode, setValueClass, stringToValue, valueToString
 
Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter
clone, getActions, getDocumentFilter, getFormattedTextField, getNavigationFilter, install, invalidEdit, setEditValid, stringToValue, uninstall, valueToString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, 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(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(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


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