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    017package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.sql.converters;
    018
    019import java.sql.Date;
    020
    021import org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.DateTimeConverter;
    022
    023/**
    024 * {@link DateTimeConverter} implementation that handles conversion to and from <strong>java.sql.Date</strong> objects.
    025 * <p>
    026 * This implementation can be configured to handle conversion either by using java.sql.Date's default String conversion, or by using a Locale's default format
    027 * or by specifying a set of format patterns. See the {@link DateTimeConverter} documentation for further details.
    028 * <p>
    029 * Can be configured to either return a <em>default value</em> or throw a {@code ConversionException} if a conversion error occurs.
    030 *
    031 * @since 1.3
    032 */
    033public final class SqlDateConverter extends DateTimeConverter<Date> {
    034
    035    /**
    036     * Constructs a <strong>java.sql.Date</strong> <em>Converter</em> that throws a {@code ConversionException} if an error occurs.
    037     */
    038    public SqlDateConverter() {
    039    }
    040
    041    /**
    042     * Constructs a <strong>java.sql.Date</strong> <em>Converter</em> that returns a default value if an error occurs.
    043     *
    044     * @param defaultValue The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
    045     */
    046    public SqlDateConverter(final Date defaultValue) {
    047        super(defaultValue);
    048    }
    049
    050    /**
    051     * Gets the default type this {@code Converter} handles.
    052     *
    053     * @return The default type this {@code Converter} handles.
    054     * @since 1.8.0
    055     */
    056    @Override
    057    protected Class<Date> getDefaultType() {
    058        return Date.class;
    059    }
    060
    061}