org.joda.time.convert
Interface PeriodConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Converter

public interface PeriodConverter
extends Converter

PeriodConverter defines how an object is converted to a time period.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Stephen Colebourne, Brian S O'Neill

Method Summary

PeriodType	getPeriodType(Object object) Selects a suitable period type for the given object.
void	setInto(ReadWritablePeriod period, Object object, Chronology chrono) Extracts duration values from an object of this converter's type, and sets them into the given ReadWritableDuration.

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.time.convert.Converter

getSupportedType

Method Detail

setInto

void setInto(ReadWritablePeriod period,
             Object object,
             Chronology chrono)

Extracts duration values from an object of this converter's type, and sets them into the given ReadWritableDuration.

Parameters:

period - the period to modify

object - the object to convert, must not be null

chrono - the chronology to use, must not be null

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the object is invalid

getPeriodType

PeriodType getPeriodType(Object object)

Selects a suitable period type for the given object.

Parameters:

object - the object to examine, must not be null

Returns:

the period type, never null

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the object is invalid