org.springframework.ui.format
Interface Formatter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object this formatter can format

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNumberFormatter, CurrencyFormatter, DateFormatter, DecimalFormatter, IntegerFormatter, PercentFormatter

public interface Formatter<T>

Formats objects of type T for display.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

String	format(T object, Locale locale) Format the object of type T for display.
T	parse(String formatted, Locale locale) Parse an object from its formatted representation.

Method Detail

format

String format(T object,
              Locale locale)

Format the object of type T for display.

Parameters:

object - the object to format

locale - the user's locale

Returns:

the formatted display string

parse

T parse(String formatted,
        Locale locale)
        throws ParseException

Parse an object from its formatted representation.

Parameters:

formatted - a formatted representation

locale - the user's locale

Returns:

the parsed object

Throws:

ParseException - when a parse exception occurs

RuntimeException - when thrown by coercion methods that are