org.apache.camel.dataformat.bindy
Class FormatFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.camel.dataformat.bindy.FormatFactory

public final class FormatFactory
extends Object

Factory to return Format classes for a given type.

Method Summary

static Format<?>

getFormat(Class<?> clazz, String pattern, String locale, int precision) Retrieves the format to use for the given type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getFormat

public static Format<?> getFormat(Class<?> clazz,
                                  String pattern,
                                  String locale,
                                  int precision)
                           throws Exception

Retrieves the format to use for the given type

Parameters:

clazz - represents the type of the format (String, Integer, Byte)

pattern - is the pattern to be used during the formating of the data

locale - optional locale for NumberFormat and DateFormat parsing.

precision - optional scale for BigDecimal parsing.

Returns:

Format the formatter

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if not suitable formatter is found

Exception