dsto.dfc.text
Class DurationConverter

java.lang.Object
  dsto.dfc.text.DurationConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IStringTranslator

public class DurationConverter
extends Object
implements IStringTranslator

Converts time durations between string form and seconds form (eg between "2 minutes" and 120).

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

mpp

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface dsto.dfc.text.IStringTranslator

IStringTranslator.FromString, IStringTranslator.ToString

Field Summary

static DurationConverter

INSTANCE Singleton instance: useful if using as a ITranslator.

Method Summary

static String	convert(int durationSecs)
static int	convert(String durationExpr)
Object	fromString(String string) Convert/parse a string into the object type supported by this converter.
String	toString(Object value) Convert a value to a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final DurationConverter INSTANCE

Singleton instance: useful if using as a ITranslator.

Method Detail

fromString

public Object fromString(String string)
                  throws InvalidFormatException

Description copied from interface: IStringTranslator

Convert/parse a string into the object type supported by this converter.

Specified by:

fromString in interface IStringTranslator

Parameters:

string - The string to convert.

Returns:

The converted object.

Throws:

InvalidFormatException - if the string is not in a format parsable by the converter.

toString

public String toString(Object value)
                throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: IStringTranslator

Convert a value to a string.

Specified by:

toString in interface IStringTranslator

Parameters:

value - The value to convert. Null is not guaranteed to be valid.

Returns:

The string equivalent.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if value is an object type understood by the converter.

convert

public static int convert(String durationExpr)
                   throws InvalidFormatException

Throws:

InvalidFormatException

convert

public static String convert(int durationSecs)