Package org.apache.ofbiz.base.conversion

Interface Converter<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - The source object type

T - The target object type

All Known Subinterfaces:

LocalizedConverter<S,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConverter, AbstractLocalizedConverter, BooleanConverters.BooleanToInteger, BooleanConverters.BooleanToList, BooleanConverters.BooleanToSet, BooleanConverters.BooleanToString, BooleanConverters.IntegerToBoolean, BooleanConverters.StringToBoolean, CollectionConverters.ArrayToList, CollectionConverters.ListToString, CollectionConverters.MapToList, CollectionConverters.MapToSet, CollectionConverters.MapToString, CollectionConverters.StringToList, CollectionConverters.StringToMap, CollectionConverters.StringToSet, Converters.GenericValueToJSON, Converters.GenericValueToList, Converters.GenericValueToSet, Converters.GenericValueToString, Converters.JSONToGenericValue, Converters.NullFieldToObject, Converters.ObjectToNullField, Converters.PassThruConverter, DateTimeConverters.CalendarToDate, DateTimeConverters.CalendarToLong, DateTimeConverters.CalendarToString, DateTimeConverters.CalendarToTimestamp, DateTimeConverters.DateToCalendar, DateTimeConverters.DateToLong, DateTimeConverters.DateToSqlDate, DateTimeConverters.DateToSqlTime, DateTimeConverters.DateToString, DateTimeConverters.DateToTimestamp, DateTimeConverters.DurationToBigDecimal, DateTimeConverters.DurationToDouble, DateTimeConverters.DurationToFloat, DateTimeConverters.DurationToList, DateTimeConverters.DurationToLong, DateTimeConverters.DurationToSet, DateTimeConverters.DurationToString, DateTimeConverters.GenericLocalizedConverter, DateTimeConverters.LongToCalendar, DateTimeConverters.NumberToDate, DateTimeConverters.NumberToDuration, DateTimeConverters.NumberToSqlDate, DateTimeConverters.NumberToSqlTime, DateTimeConverters.NumberToTimestamp, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToDate, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToList, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToSet, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToString, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToTime, DateTimeConverters.SqlDateToTimestamp, DateTimeConverters.SqlTimeToList, DateTimeConverters.SqlTimeToSet, DateTimeConverters.SqlTimeToSqlDate, DateTimeConverters.SqlTimeToString, DateTimeConverters.StringToCalendar, DateTimeConverters.StringToDate, DateTimeConverters.StringToDuration, DateTimeConverters.StringToSqlDate, DateTimeConverters.StringToSqlTime, DateTimeConverters.StringToTimestamp, DateTimeConverters.StringToTimeZone, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToDate, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToList, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToSet, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToSqlDate, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToSqlTime, DateTimeConverters.TimestampToString, DateTimeConverters.TimeZoneToString, FlexibleStringExpanderTests.SpecialNumberToString, GenericSingletonToList, GenericSingletonToSet, JSONConverters.JSONToList, JSONConverters.JSONToMap, JSONConverters.ListToJSON, JSONConverters.MapToJSON, MiscConverters.BlobToBlob, MiscConverters.BlobToByteArray, MiscConverters.ByteArrayToBlob, MiscConverters.ByteArrayToByteBuffer, MiscConverters.ByteBufferToByteArray, MiscConverters.CharsetToString, MiscConverters.ClobToString, MiscConverters.DecimalFormatToString, MiscConverters.EnumToString, MiscConverters.LocaleToString, MiscConverters.RegexPatternToString, MiscConverters.SimpleDateFormatToString, MiscConverters.StringToCharset, MiscConverters.StringToClob, MiscConverters.StringToDecimalFormat, MiscConverters.StringToLocale, MiscConverters.StringToRegexPattern, MiscConverters.StringToSimpleDateFormat, MiscConverters.StringToUUID, MiscConverters.UUIDToString, NetConverters.InetAddressToString, NetConverters.StringToInetAddress, NetConverters.StringToURI, NetConverters.StringToURL, NetConverters.URIToString, NetConverters.URIToURL, NetConverters.URLToString, NetConverters.URLToURI, NumberConverters.AbstractNumberConverter, NumberConverters.AbstractNumberToStringConverter, NumberConverters.AbstractStringToNumberConverter, NumberConverters.BigDecimalToString, NumberConverters.BigIntegerToString, NumberConverters.ByteToString, NumberConverters.DoubleToBigDecimal, NumberConverters.DoubleToString, NumberConverters.FloatToBigDecimal, NumberConverters.FloatToString, NumberConverters.GenericNumberToDouble, NumberConverters.GenericNumberToFloat, NumberConverters.GenericNumberToInteger, NumberConverters.GenericNumberToLong, NumberConverters.GenericNumberToShort, NumberConverters.IntegerToBigDecimal, NumberConverters.IntegerToByte, NumberConverters.IntegerToString, NumberConverters.LongToBigDecimal, NumberConverters.LongToByte, NumberConverters.LongToString, NumberConverters.ShortToString, NumberConverters.StringToBigDecimal, NumberConverters.StringToBigInteger, NumberConverters.StringToByte, NumberConverters.StringToDouble, NumberConverters.StringToFloat, NumberConverters.StringToInteger, NumberConverters.StringToLong, NumberConverters.StringToShort

public interface Converter<S,T>

Converter interface. Classes implement this interface to convert one Java object type to another.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass, java.lang.Class<?> targetClass)	Returns true if this object can convert sourceClass to targetClass.
T	convert(java.lang.Class<? extends T> targetClass, S obj)	Converts obj to T.
T	convert(S obj)	Converts obj to T.
java.lang.Class<?>	getSourceClass()	Returns the source Class for this converter.
java.lang.Class<?>	getTargetClass()	Returns the target Class for this converter.

Method Detail

canConvert

boolean canConvert(java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass,
                   java.lang.Class<?> targetClass)

Returns true if this object can convert sourceClass to targetClass.

Implementations can accomodate class hierarchy ranges by converting super classes or interfaces.

Parameters:

sourceClass - The source Class

targetClass - The target Class

Returns:

true if this object can convert sourceClass to targetClass.

convert

T convert(S obj)
   throws ConversionException

Converts obj to T.

Parameters:

obj - The source Object to convert

Returns:

The converted Object

Throws:

ConversionException

convert

T convert(java.lang.Class<? extends T> targetClass,
          S obj)
   throws ConversionException

Converts obj to T.

Parameters:

targetClass - The Class to convert to

obj - The source Object to convert

Returns:

The converted Object

Throws:

ConversionException

getSourceClass

java.lang.Class<?> getSourceClass()

Returns the source Class for this converter.

Returns:

The source Class for this converter

getTargetClass

java.lang.Class<?> getTargetClass()

Returns the target Class for this converter.

Returns:

The target Class for this converter