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19 package org.apache.myfaces.custom.calendar;
20
21 import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
22 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
23
24 /**
25 * Provide a bridge between the java.util.Date instance used by a component
26 * that receive date/time values and the "business" value used to represent
27 * the value.
28 *
29 * @since 1.1.10
30 * @author Leonardo Uribe (latest modification by $Author: lu4242 $)
31 * @version $Revision: 691856 $ $Date: 2008-09-03 21:40:30 -0500 (mié, 03 sep 2008) $
32 */
33 public interface DateBusinessConverter
34 {
35 /**
36 * Convert the java.util.Date instance calculated from submittedValue,
37 * so the resulting object will be used later as the converted value
38 * and validation.
39 *
40 * @param context
41 * @param component
42 * @param value
43 * @return
44 */
45 public Object getBusinessValue(FacesContext context,
46 UIComponent component,
47 java.util.Date value);
48
49 /**
50 * Used to retrieve the value stored in the business bean and convert
51 * it in a representation that the component (t:inputCalendar and
52 * t:inputDate for example)using this class can manipulate.
53 *
54 * @param context
55 * @param component
56 * @param value
57 * @return
58 */
59 public java.util.Date getDateValue(FacesContext context,
60 UIComponent component,
61 Object value);
62 }