Hi Mornak, Thank you very much for your quick reply - this is exactly the example that we were looking for! Thanks once again for your help and time.
Best regards, Nikolay Jordanov ______________________________________________ Nikolay Jordanov - Consultant t +44 (0) 1483 816325 | m +44 (0) 7738397002 a Detica | Surrey Research Park | Guildford | GU2 7YP | UK ______________________________________________ www.detica.com -----Original Message----- From: Mornak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 April 2006 21:34 To: Jakarta Commons Users List Subject: Re: Betwixt problem with Date formats Hi you should create your own ObjectStringConverter and set it in the configuraton object like this: BeanReader beanReader = new BeanReader(); beanReader.getBindingConfiguration().setObjectStringConverter(new CustomObjectStringConverter()); public class CustomObjectStringConverter extends DefaultObjectStringConverter { private DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd"); public String objectToString(Object objeto, Class clase, String flavour, Context contexto) { if (objeto != null) { if (objeto instanceof Date) { return dateFormat.format((Date) objeto); } } return super.objectToString(objeto, clase, flavour, contexto); } public Object stringToObject(String dato, Class clase, String flavour, Context contexto) { try { if (Date.class.equals(clase)) { return dateFormat.parse(dato.trim()); } } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Error de parseo parseando a " + clase + "el string=" + dato); return null; } return super.stringToObject(dato, clase, flavour, contexto); } } I hope this will be useful for you PS: excuse my terrible english On 4/7/06, Nikolay Jordanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone point me to a simple example of how to get Betwixt to > convert Date format using ConvertUtils? > There is some information in > http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/betwixt/betwixt-0.5/guide/binding.ht > ml which refers to a ConvertUtilsObjectStringConverter - but it is not > obvious how to proceed, and a search of the web reveals no examples. A > simple Hello World example of how date conversion is implemented would > be very useful. > > Many thanks, > Nik > > > > > This message should be regarded as confidential. If you have received this > email in error please notify the sender and destroy it immediately. > Statements of intent shall only become binding when confirmed in hard copy by > an authorised signatory. The contents of this email may relate to dealings > with other companies within the Detica Group plc group of companies. > > Detica Limited is registered in England under No: 1337451. > > Registered offices: Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7YP, England. > > > > -- To Iterate is Human, to Recurse, Divine - James O. Coplien, Bell Labs ------------------------------------- <EPI/> - Deploying ideas ------------------------------------- Ing. Diego H. Mornacco Desarrollador Epidata Consulting Maipú 521 1er piso Of. A Ofi: 5031 0060 / 61 Cel: 15-5884-0040 www.epidataconsulting.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
