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    017    package org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters;
    018
    019    import java.sql.Date;
    020
    021    /**
    022     * {@link DateTimeConverter} implementation that handles conversion to
    023     * and from <b>java.sql.Date</b> objects.
    024     * <p>
    025     * This implementation can be configured to handle conversion either
    026     * by using java.sql.Date's default String conversion, or by using a
    027     * Locale's default format or by specifying a set of format patterns.
    028     * See the {@link DateTimeConverter} documentation for further details.
    029     * <p>
    030     * Can be configured to either return a <i>default value</i> or throw a
    031     * <code>ConversionException</code> if a conversion error occurs.
    032     *
    033     * @author Craig R. McClanahan
    034     * @version $Revision: 690380 $ $Date: 2008-08-29 21:04:38 +0100 (Fri, 29 Aug 2008) $
    035     * @since 1.3
    036     */
    037    public final class SqlDateConverter extends DateTimeConverter {
    038
    039        /**
    040         * Construct a <b>java.sql.Date</b> <i>Converter</i> that throws
    041         * a <code>ConversionException</code> if an error occurs.
    042         */
    043        public SqlDateConverter() {
    044            super();
    045        }
    046
    047        /**
    048         * Construct a <b>java.sql.Date</b> <i>Converter</i> that returns
    049         * a default value if an error occurs.
    050         *
    051         * @param defaultValue The default value to be returned
    052         * if the value to be converted is missing or an error
    053         * occurs converting the value.
    054         */
    055        public SqlDateConverter(Object defaultValue) {
    056            super(defaultValue);
    057        }
    058
    059        /**
    060         * Return the default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
    061         *
    062         * @return The default type this <code>Converter</code> handles.
    063         * @since 1.8.0
    064         */
    065        protected Class getDefaultType() {
    066            return Date.class;
    067        }
    068
    069    }