fmpp.dataloaders

Class NowDataLoader

java.lang.Object

fmpp.dataloaders.NowDataLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataLoader

public class NowDataLoader
extends Object
implements DataLoader

Data loader that produces string from the current date. It is maybe better to use pp.sessionStart or pp.now instead of this data loader.

The format of the directive is: now(options), where options is a hash as: {pattern:"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"} or {date:short, time:long, zone:"GMT+0"}.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NowDataLoader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	load(Engine engine, List args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NowDataLoader

public NowDataLoader()

Method Detail

load

public Object load(Engine engine,
                   List args)
            throws Exception

Specified by:

load in interface DataLoader

args - Arguments that the caller specifies for this directive call. Not null. The implementation should check if it understands all arguments, and it should throw java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if it doesn't.

Returns:

The object that will be accessed in FreeMarker templates. The object can be of any type. FreeMarker will wrap the object so that it is visible as an FTL variable. However, if the object implements freemarker.template.TemplateModel, then it will not be wrapped, as it is already an FTL variable.

Throws:

Exception