MultiFormatDateConverter (6.2.3)

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gorm.tools.beans.MultiFormatDateConverter

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

ValueConverter
```
@Order(value = 1)
@CompileStatic
class MultiFormatDateConverter
extends Object
```
Used for binding date properties from string So if property is Date and the value that should be bind to it is string, then it will be converted by default before binding

Properties Summary

Properties
Type	Name and description
`boolean`	`allowEmpty` allowEmpty = true(default) empty string will get set to null, if false then empty string throws IllegalArgumentException gets thrown in that case.
`String[]`	`formats`

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`boolean`	`canConvert(Object value)`
	`Object`	`convert(Object value)` Converts input string to date format based on formats
	`Class<?>`	`getTargetType()` The type converter should be applied to

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Property Detail
  - boolean allowEmpty
    
    allowEmpty = true(default) empty string will get set to null, if false then empty string throws IllegalArgumentException gets thrown in that case.
  - String[] formats
- Method Detail
  - @Override boolean canConvert(Object value)
  - @Override Object convert(Object value)
    
    Converts input string to date format based on formats
    Parameters:
    value - date value
    Returns:
    parsed date if value is string, value in other case
  - @Override Class<?> getTargetType()
    
    The type converter should be applied to
    Returns:
    Date

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