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package uk.ac.lancs.e_science.sakai.tools.blogger.converters;


import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.ConverterException;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class DateConverter implements Converter{
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String target) throws ConverterException{
        try{
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
            Date date = sdf.parse(target);
            return new Long(date.getTime());
        } catch (Exception e){
           // throw new ConverterException
            return new Long(new Date().getTime());
        }
    }

    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object target) throws ConverterException{
        long value = ((Long)target).longValue();
        Date date = new Date(value);
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
      
        return sdf.format(date);
    }
}
