Interface TypeConverter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayConverter, BigDecimalConverter, BigIntegerConverter, BooleanArrayConverter, BooleanConverter, ByteArrayConverter, ByteConverter, CalendarConverter, CharacterArrayConverter, CharacterConverter, ClassArrayConverter, ClassConverter, CollectionConverter, DateConverter, DoubleArrayConverter, DoubleConverter, FileConverter, FloatArrayConverter, FloatConverter, IntegerArrayConverter, IntegerConverter, LocalDateConverter, LocalDateTimeConverter, LocaleConverter, LocalTimeConverter, LongArrayConverter, LongConverter, ShortArrayConverter, ShortConverter, SqlDateConverter, SqlTimeConverter, SqlTimestampConverter, StringArrayConverter, StringConverter, TimeZoneConverter, URIConverter, URLConverter, UUIDConverter

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface TypeConverter<T>

Object converter interface.

See Also:

• TypeConverterManager

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	convert(Object value)	Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.
default T	convert(Object value, T defaultValue)	Converts object and returns default value if conversion fails.

Method Details

convert

T convert(Object value)

Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.

Parameters:

value - object to convert from

Returns:

resulting object converted to target type

Throws:

TypeConversionException - if conversion fails

convert

default T convert(Object value,
 T defaultValue)

Converts object and returns default value if conversion fails.