Yes, but they have a different method signature.

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:47 AM, tibi <t...@dds.nl> wrote:

> ow o.k.
>
> will than i at least remove timestampconverter.
> in struts 2 converters still are used no??
>
>
>
> Matt Raible wrote:
> > Both TimestampConverter and DateConverter are left over from Struts
> > 1.x in AppFuse 1.x. I'm not entirely sure we need those anymore.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:29 AM, tibi <t...@dds.nl
> > <mailto:t...@dds.nl>> wrote:
> >
> >     hi list,
> >
> >     I'm looking at the TimestampConverter.
> >     as i understand the converters it works like this:
> >     the convert method is called by struts:
> >
> >     public Object convert(final Class type, final Object value) {
> >
> >     When i look at the dateConverter i see the convert method.
> >     and this method delegates its work to two sub methods:
> >        protected Object convertToDate(final Class<?> type, final Object
> >     value, final String pattern);
> >         protected Object convertToString(final Object value);
> >
> >     The TimestampConverter extends the dateConverter. not implementing
> the
> >     convert method it will use that one.
> >     but here is my problem:
> >     there are two methods one of them beeing:
> >        protected Object convertToDate(final Class<?> type, final
> >     Object value);
> >     i would expect this method to overwrite the one from the date. wich
> it
> >     will not.
> >     so what is the use of this method?
> >     and on close inspection i see that the DateConverter already takes
> >     care
> >     of the Timestamp conversion...
> >
> >     my suggestsion is make the timestampConverter totaly empty. so its
> >     only
> >     there so struts will pick it.
> >     or extend teh dateConverter and overwrite the methods and remove all
> >     teimstamp stuff.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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