org.dasein.attributes.types
Class DateFactory.DateAttribute

java.lang.Object
  org.dasein.attributes.DataType<Date>
      org.dasein.attributes.types.DateFactory.DateAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing class:

DateFactory

public static class DateFactory.DateAttribute
extends DataType<Date>

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.dasein.attributes.DataType

DataType.InputType

Method Summary

Collection<Date>	getChoices() Provides a list of values considered valid for this data type.
DataTypeFactory<Date>	getFactory()
DataType.InputType	getInputType()
Date	getValue(Object val) Implementors will implement this method to convert a raw value into a valid value of this data type.
boolean	isValidChoice(Date d) Checks the specified value to see if it is valid for this data type.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.dasein.attributes.DataType

equals, getGroup, getIndex, getName, getParameters, getSize, getTranslatedValue, getValues, hashCode, isMultiLingual, isMultiValued, isRequired

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getChoices

public Collection<Date> getChoices()

Description copied from class: DataType

Provides a list of values considered valid for this data type. If any object of the type governed by this data type is allowed, this method will return null.

Specified by:

getChoices in class DataType<Date>

Returns:

a list of allowed values or null to allow any value

getFactory

public DataTypeFactory<Date> getFactory()

Specified by:

getFactory in class DataType<Date>

Returns:

the factory object that owns this data type

getInputType

public DataType.InputType getInputType()

Specified by:

getInputType in class DataType<Date>

Returns:

the type of input that a user interface should provide to prompt a user for a value

getValue

public Date getValue(Object val)

Description copied from class: DataType

Implementors will implement this method to convert a raw value into a valid value of this data type. Implementations should throw an InvalidAttributeException if they are unable to interpret the raw value.

Specified by:

getValue in class DataType<Date>

Parameters:

val - the raw value, such as user input or a string from a persistent store

Returns:

a converted value of this data type

isValidChoice

public boolean isValidChoice(Date d)

Description copied from class: DataType

Checks the specified value to see if it is valid for this data type. In general, implementing classes will check the following:

• that the value is not required in the instance of a null value
• that the value is a member of the choices provided by DataType.getChoices()
• any other criteria an implementor might want to validate

Specified by:

isValidChoice in class DataType<Date>

Parameters:

d - the value being validated

Returns:

true if the value is valid for this data type

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class DataType<Date>

Returns:

a string representation of this data type