Interface TypedStringConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the converter

All Superinterfaces:

FromStringConverter<T>, StringConverter<T>, ToStringConverter<T>

public interface TypedStringConverter<T>
extends StringConverter<T>

Interface defining conversion to and from a String together with the type.

TypedStringConverter is an interface and must be implemented with care. Implementations must be immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

1.7

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>	getEffectiveType()	Gets the effective type that the converter works on.

Methods inherited from interface FromStringConverter

convertFromString

Methods inherited from interface ToStringConverter

convertToString

Method Details

getEffectiveType

Class<?> getEffectiveType()

Gets the effective type that the converter works on.

For example, if a class declares the FromString and ToString then the effective type of the converter is that class. If a subclass is queried for a converter, then the effective type is that of the superclass.

Returns:

the effective type