Formatters.SimpleFormatter (Play 2.9.2)

Object
- play.data.format.Formatters.SimpleFormatter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type that this formatter will parse and print

Direct Known Subclasses:

Formats.DateFormatter

Enclosing class:

Formatters
```
public abstract static class Formatters.SimpleFormatter<T>
extends Object
```
Super-type for custom simple formatters.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SimpleFormatter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract T`	`parse(String text, Locale locale)`	Binds the field - constructs a concrete value from submitted data.
`abstract String`	`print(T t, Locale locale)`	Unbinds this field - transforms a concrete value to plain string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SimpleFormatter
```
public SimpleFormatter()
```
- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public abstract T parse(String text,
                        Locale locale)
                 throws ParseException
```
    Binds the field - constructs a concrete value from submitted data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the field text
    
    locale - the current Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    a new value
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException - if the text could not be parsed into T
  - print
```
public abstract String print(T t,
                             Locale locale)
```
    Unbinds this field - transforms a concrete value to plain string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - the value to unbind
    
    locale - the current Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    printable version of the value