org.apache.felix.framework

Class VersionConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.felix.framework.VersionConverter

public class VersionConverter
extends Object

Converts generic version identifiers to the Version instances.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VersionConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Version	toOsgiVersion(String value) Converts generic version id to the Version instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VersionConverter

public VersionConverter()

Method Detail

toOsgiVersion

public static Version toOsgiVersion(String value)
                             throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts generic version id to the Version instance. Examples:

 0.0 -> 0.0.0
 2.3.4-SNAPSHOT -> 2.3.4.SNAPSHOT
 8.7.6-special-edition -> 8.7.6.special-edition
 

Parameters:

value - any usual version id parseable by the Version class constructor after adding missing implicit values.

Returns:

Version

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the numerical components are negative or the qualifier string is invalid.