butler.swing.util
Class ButlerFormatter

java.lang.Object
  javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter
      javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter
          butler.swing.util.ButlerFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class ButlerFormatter
extends javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter

Author:

Sara Olsson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ButlerFormatter(StringDatatype datatype)

Method Summary

javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter	getDocumentFilter() Returns the DocumentFilter used to restrict the characters that can be input into the JFormattedTextField.
void	setContent(java.lang.String content)
void	setDatatype(StringDatatype datatype)
java.lang.Object	stringToValue(java.lang.String text) Parses text returning an arbitrary Object.
java.lang.String	valueToString(java.lang.Object value)

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter

clone, getAllowsInvalid, getCommitsOnValidEdit, getNavigationFilter, getOverwriteMode, getValueClass, install, setAllowsInvalid, setCommitsOnValidEdit, setOverwriteMode, setValueClass

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter

getActions, getFormattedTextField, invalidEdit, setEditValid, uninstall

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ButlerFormatter

public ButlerFormatter(StringDatatype datatype)
                throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

Method Detail

setDatatype

public void setDatatype(StringDatatype datatype)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

stringToValue

public java.lang.Object stringToValue(java.lang.String text)
                               throws java.text.ParseException

Parses text returning an arbitrary Object. Some formatters may return null.

If a Pattern has been specified and the text completely matches the regular expression this will invoke setMatcher.

Overrides:

stringToValue in class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter

Parameters:

text - String to convert

Returns:

Object representation of text

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if there is an error in the conversion

valueToString

public java.lang.String valueToString(java.lang.Object value)
                               throws java.text.ParseException

Overrides:

valueToString in class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter

Throws:

java.text.ParseException

setContent

public void setContent(java.lang.String content)

getDocumentFilter

public javax.swing.text.DocumentFilter getDocumentFilter()

Returns the DocumentFilter used to restrict the characters that can be input into the JFormattedTextField.

Overrides:

getDocumentFilter in class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter