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package io.github.benas.easybatch.core.converter;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * java.util.Date type converter.
 * Converts a String date in the "yyyy-mm-dd" format to a java.util.Date type.
 *
 * @author benas (md.benhassine@gmail.com)
 */
public class DateTypeConverter implements TypeConverter<Date> {

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Date convert(final String value) {
        return new Date(java.sql.Date.valueOf(value).getTime());
    }

}

@@ -1236,16 +1236,84 @@
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+import java.text.ParseException;%0Aimport java.text.SimpleDateFormat;%0A
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@@ -1392,16 +1392,28 @@
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+(by default 
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@@ -1430,16 +1430,17 @@
 %22 format
+)
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@@ -1592,140 +1592,977 @@
   * 
-%7B@inheritDoc%7D%0A     */%0A    public Date convert(final String value) %7B%0A        return new Date(java.sql.Date.valueOf(value).getTime());
+The default date format.%0A     */%0A    public static final String DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = %22yyyy-mm-dd%22;%0A%0A    /**%0A     * The date format to use.%0A     */%0A    private String dateFormat;%0A%0A    /**%0A     * Create a Date converter with the default format %7B@link DateTypeConverter#DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT%7D%0A     */%0A    public DateTypeConverter() %7B%0A        this(DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT);%0A    %7D%0A%0A    /**%0A     * Create a Date converter with the specified date format.%0A     * @param dateFormat the date format to use%0A     */%0A    public DateTypeConverter(String dateFormat) %7B%0A        this.dateFormat = dateFormat;%0A    %7D%0A%0A    /**%0A     * %7B@inheritDoc%7D%0A     */%0A    public Date convert(final String value) %7B%0A        try %7B%0A            return new SimpleDateFormat(DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT).parse(value);%0A        %7D catch (ParseException e) %7B%0A            throw new IllegalArgumentException(%22Unable to convert value '%22 + value + %22' to a Date object with format %22%0A                    + dateFormat, e);%0A        %7D
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fix issue#13 : Add the possibility to specify the date format for the DateTypeConverter