play.data.format

Class Formatters.AnnotationFormatter<A extends Annotation,T>

Object

play.data.format.Formatters.AnnotationFormatter<A,T>

Type Parameters:

A - the type of the annotation

T - the type that this formatter will parse and print

Direct Known Subclasses:

Formats.AnnotationDateFormatter, Formats.AnnotationNonEmptyFormatter

Enclosing class:

Formatters

public abstract static class Formatters.AnnotationFormatter<A extends Annotation,T>
extends Object

Super-type for annotation-based formatters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AnnotationFormatter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract T	parse(A annotation, String text, Locale locale) Binds the field - constructs a concrete value from submitted data.
abstract String	print(A annotation, T value, Locale locale) Unbind this field (ie.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnnotationFormatter

public AnnotationFormatter()

Method Detail

parse

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

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

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation that triggered this formatter

text - the field text

locale - the current Locale

Returns:

a new value

Throws:

ParseException - when the text could not be parsed

print

public abstract String print(A annotation,
                             T value,
                             Locale locale)

Unbind this field (ie. transform a concrete value to plain string)

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation that triggered this formatter.

value - the value to unbind

locale - the current Locale

Returns:

printable version of the value