org.apache.wicket.util.convert
Class MaskConverter<C>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.wicket.util.convert.MaskConverter<C>

Type Parameters:

C -

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IClusterable, IConverter<C>

public class MaskConverter<C>
extends java.lang.Object
implements IConverter<C>

A converter that takes a mask into account. It is specifically meant for overrides on individual components, that provide their own converter by returning it from Component#getConverter(Class). It uses an instance of MaskFormatter to delegate the masking and unmasking to.

The following characters can be specified (adopted from the MaskFormatter documentation):

Character	Description
#	Any valid number, uses Character.isDigit.
'	Escape character, used to escape any of the special formatting characters.
U	Any character (Character.isLetter). All lowercase letters are mapped to upper case.
L	Any character (Character.isLetter). All upper case letters are mapped to lower case.
A	Any character or number (Character.isLetter or Character.isDigit)
?	Any character (Character.isLetter).
	Anything.
H	Any hex character (0-9, a-f or A-F).

Typically characters correspond to one char, but in certain languages this is not the case. The mask is on a per character basis, and will thus adjust to fit as many chars as are needed.

Author:

Eelco Hillenius

See Also:

MaskFormatter, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MaskConverter(javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter maskFormatter)
Construct.

MaskConverter(java.lang.String mask)
Construct; converts to Strings.

MaskConverter(java.lang.String mask, java.lang.Class<?> type)
Construct.

Method Summary

C	convertToObject(java.lang.String value, java.util.Locale locale) Converts a string to an object using MaskFormatter.stringToValue(String).
java.lang.String	convertToString(C value, java.util.Locale locale) Converts the value to a string using MaskFormatter.valueToString(Object).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MaskConverter

public MaskConverter(javax.swing.text.MaskFormatter maskFormatter)

Construct.

Parameters:

maskFormatter - The mask formatter to use for masking and unmasking values

MaskConverter

public MaskConverter(java.lang.String mask)

Construct; converts to Strings.

Parameters:

mask - The mask to use for this converter instance

See Also:

MaskFormatter

MaskConverter

public MaskConverter(java.lang.String mask,
                     java.lang.Class<?> type)

Construct.

Parameters:

mask - The mask to use for this converter instance

type - The type to convert string values to.

See Also:

MaskFormatter

Method Detail

convertToObject

public C convertToObject(java.lang.String value,
                         java.util.Locale locale)

Converts a string to an object using MaskFormatter.stringToValue(String).

Specified by:

convertToObject in interface IConverter<C>

Parameters:

value - The string value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted value

convertToString

public java.lang.String convertToString(C value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Converts the value to a string using MaskFormatter.valueToString(Object).

Specified by:

convertToString in interface IConverter<C>

Parameters:

value - The value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted string value