com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert
Class DefaultConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.twelvemonkeys.util.convert.DefaultConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyConverter

public final class DefaultConverter
extends 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

DefaultConverter()
Creates a DefaultConverter.

Method Summary

Object	toObject(String pString, Class pType, String pFormat) Converts the string to an object of the given type.
String	toString(Object pObject, 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 Object toObject(String pString,
                       Class pType,
                       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 String toString(Object pObject,
                       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.