src/main/java/org/apache/aries/blueprint/sample/DateTypeConverter.java

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package org.apache.aries.blueprint.sample;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.aries.blueprint.annotation.Bean;
import org.apache.aries.blueprint.annotation.Inject;
import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter;
import org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType;

@Bean(id="converter1")
public class DateTypeConverter implements Converter {

    @Inject(name="format", value="yyyy.MM.dd")
    DateFormat dateFormat;
    
    public void setFormat(String format) {
        this.dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
    }
    
    public Object convert(Object source, ReifiedType toType) throws Exception {
        return this.dateFormat.parse(source.toString());
    }

    public boolean canConvert(Object fromValue, ReifiedType toType) {
        return Date.class.isAssignableFrom(toType.getRawClass());
    }

}