code: @Deprecated
  	public void setPaddingChar(final char paddingChar) {
  		if (Character.isDigit(paddingChar)) {
  			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Padding character should not be a digit.");
  		}
  		getOrCreateComponentModel().paddingChar = paddingChar;
  	}
docs: The padding character used in the partial date value. The default padding character is a space. If the padding
  character is a space, then the date value will be right trimmed to remove the trailing spaces.
  
  @param paddingChar the padding character used in the partial date value.
  @deprecated will be removed so padding character is immutable