org.springframework.beandoc.util
Class LocalizedDateFactoryBean

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beandoc.util.LocalizedDateFactoryBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

FactoryBean, InitializingBean

public class LocalizedDateFactoryBean
extends Object
implements FactoryBean, InitializingBean

Manages a DateFormat instance that can be customized with a given Locale. Each request of this factory returns a String containing the formatted Date/Time from the time of the request.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Darren Davison

Constructor Summary

LocalizedDateFactoryBean()

Method Summary

void	afterPropertiesSet() Setup the DateFormat managed object based on the supplied locale (or System default locale if none is supplied)
Object	getObject() Returns the formatted, current Date according to the supplied or system default Locale.
Class	getObjectType() Returns the String class.
boolean	isSingleton() A new instance of the managed object has the current date and time formatted according to the supplied Locale (or system default locale if none was specified).
void	setLocale(Locale locale) Set the Locale to use for the managed DateFormat, overriding the system default locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocalizedDateFactoryBean

public LocalizedDateFactoryBean()

Method Detail

getObject

public Object getObject()
                 throws Exception

Returns the formatted, current Date according to the supplied or system default Locale.

Specified by:

getObject in interface FactoryBean

Throws:

Exception

See Also:

FactoryBean.getObject()

getObjectType

public Class getObjectType()

Returns the String class.

Specified by:

getObjectType in interface FactoryBean

See Also:

FactoryBean.getObjectType()

isSingleton

public boolean isSingleton()

A new instance of the managed object has the current date and time formatted according to the supplied Locale (or system default locale if none was specified). Therefore each managed bean instance is different and a prototype. This method always returns false

Specified by:

isSingleton in interface FactoryBean

See Also:

FactoryBean.isSingleton()

afterPropertiesSet

public void afterPropertiesSet()
                        throws Exception

Setup the DateFormat managed object based on the supplied locale (or System default locale if none is supplied)

Specified by:

afterPropertiesSet in interface InitializingBean

Throws:

Exception

setLocale

public void setLocale(Locale locale)

Set the Locale to use for the managed DateFormat, overriding the system default locale.

Parameters:

locale -