Class CharacterConverter

java.lang.Object

jodd.typeconverter.impl.CharacterConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter<Character>

public class CharacterConverter
extends Object
implements TypeConverter<Character>

Converts given object to Character. Conversion rules:

• null value is returned as null
• object of destination type is simply casted
• Number is converted to char value
• finally, toString() value of length 1 is converted to char
• if string is longer, and made of digits, try to convert it to int first

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CharacterConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Character	convert(Object value)	Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface TypeConverter

convert

Constructor Details

CharacterConverter

public CharacterConverter()

Method Details

convert

public Character convert(Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

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.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter<Character>

Parameters:

value - object to convert from

Returns:

resulting object converted to target type