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// *************************************************************************** // * Copyright 2011 Joseph Molnar // * // * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // * You may obtain a copy of the License at // * // * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // * // * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // * limitations under the License. // *************************************************************************** package com.talvish.tales.parts.translators; import org.joda.time.DateTime; public class StringToDateTimeTranslator extends StringToObjectTranslatorBase implements Translator { public StringToDateTimeTranslator() { this(true, null, null); } public StringToDateTimeTranslator(boolean shouldTrim, Object theEmptyValue, Object theNullValue) { super(shouldTrim, theEmptyValue, theNullValue); } @Override public Object translate(Object anObject) { Object returnValue; if (anObject == null) { returnValue = this.nullValue; } else { try { String stringValue = (String) anObject; if (this.trim) { stringValue = stringValue.trim(); } if (stringValue.equals("")) { returnValue = this.emptyValue; } else { returnValue = DateTime.parse(stringValue); } } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) { throw new TranslationException(String.format("Unable to translate '%s' into a datetime.", anObject), e); } catch (ClassCastException e) { throw new TranslationException(e); } } return returnValue; } }