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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2001-2005 Stephen Colebourne
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9  *
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15  */

16 package org.joda.time.convert;
17
18 import java.util.Date JavaDoc;
19
20 import org.joda.time.Chronology;
21
22 /**
23  * DateConverter converts a java util Date to an instant or partial.
24  * The Date is converted to milliseconds in the ISO chronology.
25  *
26  * @author Stephen Colebourne
27  * @since 1.0
28  */

29 final class DateConverter extends AbstractConverter
30         implements InstantConverter, PartialConverter {
31
32     /**
33      * Singleton instance.
34      */

35     static final DateConverter INSTANCE = new DateConverter();
36
37     /**
38      * Restricted constructor.
39      */

40     protected DateConverter() {
41         super();
42     }
43
44     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
45
/**
46      * Gets the millis, which is the Date millis value.
47      *
48      * @param object the Date to convert, must not be null
49      * @param chrono the non-null result of getChronology
50      * @return the millisecond value
51      * @throws NullPointerException if the object is null
52      * @throws ClassCastException if the object is an invalid type
53      */

54     public long getInstantMillis(Object JavaDoc object, Chronology chrono) {
55         Date JavaDoc date = (Date JavaDoc) object;
56         return date.getTime();
57     }
58
59     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
60
/**
61      * Returns Date.class.
62      *
63      * @return Date.class
64      */

65     public Class JavaDoc getSupportedType() {
66         return Date JavaDoc.class;
67     }
68
69 }
70
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