Module javafx.base

Package javafx.util.converter

Class FormatStringConverter<T>

java.lang.Object

javafx.util.StringConverter<T>

javafx.util.converter.FormatStringConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object being converted

public class FormatStringConverter<T>
extends StringConverter<T>

StringConverter implementation that can use a Format instance.

Since:

JavaFX 2.2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FormatStringConverter(Format format)	Creates a FormatStringConverter for the given Format instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	fromString(String value)	Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter.
protected Format	getFormat()	Return a Format instance to use for formatting and parsing in this StringConverter.
String	toString(T value)	Converts the object provided into its string form.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

FormatStringConverter

public FormatStringConverter(Format format)

Creates a FormatStringConverter for the given Format instance.

Parameters:

format - the Format instance

Method Details

fromString

public T fromString(String value)

Converts the string provided into an object defined by the specific converter. Format of the string and type of the resulting object is defined by the specific converter.

Specified by:

fromString in class StringConverter<T>

Parameters:

value - the String to convert

Returns:

an object representation of the string passed in.

toString

public String toString(T value)

Converts the object provided into its string form. Format of the returned string is defined by the specific converter.

Specified by:

toString in class StringConverter<T>

Parameters:

value - the object of type T to convert

Returns:

a string representation of the object passed in

getFormat

protected Format getFormat()

Return a Format instance to use for formatting and parsing in this StringConverter.

Returns:

a Format instance for formatting and parsing in this StringConverter