DateTimeParser (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.format.datetime.joda

## Class DateTimeParser

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.format.datetime.joda.DateTimeParser

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Parser<DateTime>

      public final class DateTimeParser
      extends Object
      implements Parser<DateTime>

  Parses Joda Time `DateTime` instances using a `DateTimeFormatter`.
  Since:
    3.0
  Author:
    Keith Donald

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `DateTimeParser(DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Create a new DateTimeParser.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DateTime` | `parse(String text, Locale locale)` Parse a text String to produce a T.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DateTimeParser

          public DateTimeParser(DateTimeFormatter formatter)

      Create a new DateTimeParser.
      Parameters:
        `formatter` - the Joda DateTimeFormatter instance

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### parse

          public DateTime parse(String text,
                       Locale locale)
                         throws ParseException

      Description copied from interface: `Parser`
      Parse a text String to produce a T.
      Specified by:
        `parse` in interface `Parser<DateTime>`
      Parameters:
        `text` - the text string
        `locale` - the current user locale
      Returns:
        an instance of T
      Throws:
        `ParseException` - when a parse exception occurs in a java.text parsing library