org.swixml.converters
Class ImageConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.swixml.converters.ImageConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

public class ImageConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

A Converter that turns a Strings in the form of a filename into an Image objects.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Wolf Paulus

See Also:

Dimension, ConverterLibrary

Field Summary

static Class

TEMPLATE converter's return type

Constructor Summary

ImageConverter()

Method Summary

static Object	conv(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer) Converts a String into an ImageIcon through a Resource lookup
Object	convert(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer) Converts a String into an ImageIcon through a Resource lookup
Class	convertsTo() A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TEMPLATE

public static final Class TEMPLATE

converter's return type

Constructor Detail

ImageConverter

public ImageConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Class type,
                      Attribute attr,
                      Localizer localizer)

Converts a String into an ImageIcon through a Resource lookup

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - Class not used

attr - Attribute attribute provides the value to be converted

localizer - Localizer allow the use of resource lookups

Returns:

Object - an ImageIcon

conv

public static Object conv(Class type,
                          Attribute attr,
                          Localizer localizer)

Converts a String into an ImageIcon through a Resource lookup

Parameters:

type - Class not used

attr - Attribute attribute provides the value to be converted

localizer - Localizer allow the use of resource lookups

Returns:

Object - an ImageIcon

convertsTo

public Class convertsTo()

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

Specified by:

convertsTo in interface Converter

Returns:

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