com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert

Class DefaultConverter

java.lang.Object

com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.DefaultConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyConverter

public final class DefaultConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements PropertyConverter

Converts strings to objects and back.

This converter first tries to create an object, using the class' single string argument constructor (<type>(String)) if found, otherwise, an attempt to call the class' static valueOf(String) method. If both fails, a ConversionException is thrown.

Version:

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

Author:

Harald Kuhr, last modified by $Author: haku $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultConverter() Creates a DefaultConverter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	toObject(java.lang.String pString, java.lang.Class pType, java.lang.String pFormat) Converts the string to an object of the given type.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object pObject, java.lang.String pFormat) Converts the object to a string, using pObject.toString().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultConverter

public DefaultConverter()

Creates a DefaultConverter.

Method Detail

toObject

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

Converts the string to an object of the given type.

Specified by:

toObject in interface PropertyConverter

Parameters:

pString - the string to convert

pType - the type to convert to

pFormat - ignored.

Returns:

the object created from the given string.

Throws:

ConversionException - if the type is null, or if the string cannot be converted into the given type, using a string constructor or static valueOf method.

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object pObject,
                                 java.lang.String pFormat)
                          throws ConversionException

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

Specified by:

toString in interface PropertyConverter

Parameters:

pObject - the object to convert.

pFormat - ignored.

Returns:

the string representation of the object, or null if pObject == null

Throws:

ConversionException - if the string could not be converted to the specified type and format.