@Override
    public Object convertUponSet(
                    final Object value
                    )
    {
        Date  date = null;
        if (value != null) {
            try {
                date = _formatter.parse( (String)value );
            } catch (ParseException p_ex) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException( p_ex.getMessage() );
            }
        }

        return date;
    }
@ Override public Object convertUponSet ( final Object value ) { Date date = null ; if ( value != null ) { try { date = _formatter . parse ( ( String ) value ) ; } catch ( ParseException p_ex ) { throw new IllegalArgumentException ( p_ex . getMessage ( ) ) ; } } return date ; }
from String to Date