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- javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter
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- javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatter
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- javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatter
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- javax.swing.text.DateFormatter
 
 
 
 
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable,- Cloneable
 
 public class DateFormatter extends InternationalFormatter DateFormatter is anInternationalFormatterthat does its formatting by way of an instance ofjava.text.DateFormat.Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beanspackage. Please seeXMLEncoder.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- DateFormat, Serialized Form
 
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Constructor SummaryConstructors Constructor Description DateFormatter()This is shorthand fornew DateFormatter(DateFormat.getDateInstance()).DateFormatter(DateFormat format)Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specifiedFormatinstance.
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description voidsetFormat(DateFormat format)Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.- 
Methods declared in class javax.swing.text.InternationalFormatterclone, getActions, getFields, getFormat, getMaximum, getMinimum, install, setFormat, setMaximum, setMinimum, stringToValue, valueToString
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Methods declared in class javax.swing.text.DefaultFormattergetAllowsInvalid, getCommitsOnValidEdit, getDocumentFilter, getNavigationFilter, getOverwriteMode, getValueClass, setAllowsInvalid, setCommitsOnValidEdit, setOverwriteMode, setValueClass
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Methods declared in class javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormattergetFormattedTextField, invalidEdit, setEditValid, uninstall
 
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Constructor Detail- 
DateFormatterpublic DateFormatter() This is shorthand fornew DateFormatter(DateFormat.getDateInstance()).
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DateFormatterpublic DateFormatter(DateFormat format) Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specifiedFormatinstance.- Parameters:
- format- Format used to dictate legal values
 
 
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Method Detail- 
setFormatpublic void setFormat(DateFormat format) Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.If you have used the nullary constructor the value of this property will be determined for the current locale by way of the Dateformat.getDateInstance()method.- Parameters:
- format- DateFormat instance used for converting from/to Strings
 
 
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