CoerceToDate

java.lang.Object
- org.gvsig.tools.dataTypes.impl.coercion.AbstractCoerceToDate
- - org.gvsig.tools.dataTypes.impl.coercion.CoerceToDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataTypesManager.Coercion, DataTypesManager.CoercionWithLocale
```
public class CoerceToDate
extends AbstractCoerceToDate
```
Coerces a value to a Date. If the value is not a Date, it will use the Object.toString() method to convert the resulting String to a Date object using the current locale default formatter for Date through the DateFormat.getDateInstance(int) method and the DateFormat.SHORT style.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

CoerceToDate()

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.lang.Object`	`coerce(java.lang.Object value)`
`protected java.text.DateFormat`	`createFormatter(java.util.Locale locale)` Returns the `DateFormat` to apply when the value to coerce is not of Date type and it will be parsed as String.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getDateType()` Returns the name of the Date type being coerced.

Methods inherited from class org.gvsig.tools.dataTypes.impl.coercion.AbstractCoerceToDate
coerce, coerce

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CoerceToDate
```
public CoerceToDate()
```
- Method Detail
  - createFormatter
```
protected java.text.DateFormat createFormatter(java.util.Locale locale)
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractCoerceToDate
    
    Returns the DateFormat to apply when the value to coerce is not of Date type and it will be parsed as String.
    
    Specified by:
    
    createFormatter in class AbstractCoerceToDate
    
    Returns:
    the DateFormat to apply to parse the value to coerce as String
  - coerce
```
public java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.Object value)
                        throws CoercionException
```
    Specified by:
    
    coerce in interface DataTypesManager.Coercion
    
    Overrides:
    
    coerce in class AbstractCoerceToDate
    
    Throws:
    
    CoercionException
  - getDateType
```
protected java.lang.String getDateType()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractCoerceToDate
    
    Returns the name of the Date type being coerced. Ex: Date, DateTime, Time. Only used for description when an error is produced when coercing the value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDateType in class AbstractCoerceToDate
    
    Returns:
    the name of the Date type being coerced