SWIXML
1.6 (#161)

org.swixml
Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:
ActionConverter, BorderConverter, ColorConverter, ComponentConverter, DimensionConverter, FontConverter, ImageConverter, ImageIconConverter, InsetsConverter, KeyStrokeConverter, LocaleConverter, PointConverter, PrimitiveConverter, RectangleConverter, StringConverter

public interface Converter

General purpose data type converter that can be registered and used within the SwingEngine package to manage the conversion of objects from one type to another.

Version:
$Revision: 1.2 $
Author:
Wolf Paulus

Method Summary
 Object convert(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer)
          Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.
 Class convertsTo()
          A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called
 

Method Detail

convert

Object convert(Class type,
               Attribute attr,
               Localizer localizer)
               throws Exception
Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters:
type - Class Data type to which the Attribute's value should be converted
attr - Attribute the attribute, providing the value to be converted.
Throws:
Exception

convertsTo

Class convertsTo()
A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Returns:
Class - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called

SWIXML
1.6 (#161)

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