@Test
public void shouldReturnFormattedDateWhenDataValue() throws Exception {
WebDataBinder dataBinder = new WebDataBinder(null);
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
String dateString = "2015-10-01 12:00:00";
Date value = dateFormat.parse(dateString);
controller.initBinder(dataBinder);
CustomDateEditor editor = (CustomDateEditor) dataBinder.findCustomEditor(Date.class, null);
editor.setValue(value);
String parsedDate = editor.getAsText();
assertThat(dateString, is(parsedDate));
}
/**
* Checks that the SDF did not adjust the value based on overflows.
*
* @param text the text entered by the user
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parsed text is not the same as the entered text
*/
@Override
public void setAsText(String text) {
super.setAsText(text);
if (text != null && text.trim().length() > 0) {
if (!text.equals(getAsText())) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value must be in the format MM/dd/yyyy.");
}
}
}