/** Render a value into text for this DataType. */
public String renderObject(Object value) {
// use the Java default date-to-string
if (useJavaDefaultFormat == true || value == null)
return (String) _renderer.renderObject(value);
// use a date formatter
try {
return (String) _renderer.renderObject(dateFormat.format(value));
} catch (Exception e) {
if (false == _renderExceptionHasBeenLogged) {
_renderExceptionHasBeenLogged = true;
s_log.error("Could not format \"" + value + "\" as date type", e);
}
return (String) _renderer.renderObject(value);
}
}
