com.ibm.as400.ui.framework.java
Class StringFormatter

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.as400.ui.framework.java.DataFormatter
      com.ibm.as400.ui.framework.java.StringFormatter

public class StringFormatter
extends DataFormatter

Formatter for exchanging String values between DataBeans and user interface components. If parsing is unsuccessful, an IllegalUserDataException is thrown.

Since:

v4r2m0

Version:

1.0, 06/01/98

Author:

B. Cragun

See Also:

DataFormatter, IllegalUserDataException

Constructor and Description

StringFormatter(int minLength, int maxLength)
Constructs a StringFormatter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	parse(String source) Parses a string to produce a String object.

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.as400.ui.framework.java.DataFormatter

format

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringFormatter

public StringFormatter(int minLength,
                       int maxLength)

Constructs a StringFormatter.

Parameters:

minValue - the minimum length

maxValue - the maximum length

Since:

v4r2m0

Method Detail

parse

public Object parse(String source)
             throws IllegalUserDataException

Parses a string to produce a String object. Parsing includes trimming whitespace and checking length. Throws an IllegalUserDataException if parsing fails.

Overrides:

parse in class DataFormatter

Parameters:

source - the string to be parsed

Returns:

the String object obtained by parsing the string

Throws:

IllegalUserDataException

Since:

v4r2m0