Class ConverterImpl

java.lang.Object

com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.Converter

com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.ConverterImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyConverter

class ConverterImpl
extends Converter

The converter (singleton). Converts strings to objects and back. This is the entrypoint to the converter framework.

Version:

$Id: //depot/branches/personal/haraldk/twelvemonkeys/release-2/twelvemonkeys-core/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/util/convert/ConverterImpl.java#1 $

See Also:

• Converter.registerConverter(Class, PropertyConverter)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class Converter

converters, sInstance

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConverterImpl()	Creates a Converter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private PropertyConverter	getConverterForType(Class pType)	Gets the registered converter for the given type.
Object	toObject(String pString, Class pType, String pFormat)	Converts the string to an object of the given type, parsing after the given format.
String	toString(Object pBean, String pFormat)	Converts the object to a string, using object.toString()

Methods inherited from class Converter

getInstance, registerConverter, toObject, toString, unregisterConverter

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

ConverterImpl

ConverterImpl()

Creates a Converter.

Method Details

getConverterForType

private PropertyConverter getConverterForType(Class pType)

Gets the registered converter for the given type.

Parameters:

pType - the type to convert to

Returns:

an instance of a PropertyConverter or null

toObject

public Object toObject(String pString,
 Class pType,
 String pFormat)
                throws ConversionException

Converts the string to an object of the given type, parsing after the given format.

Specified by:

toObject in interface PropertyConverter

Specified by:

toObject in class Converter

Parameters:

pString - the string to convert

pType - the type to convert to

pFormat - the vonversion format

Returns:

the object created from the given string.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the string cannot be converted for any reason.

toString

public String toString(Object pBean,
 String pFormat)
                throws ConversionException

Converts the object to a string, using object.toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface PropertyConverter

Specified by:

toString in class Converter

Parameters:

pBean - the object to convert

pFormat - the conversion format

Returns:

the string representation of the object, on the correct format.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the object cannot be converted to a string for any reason.