org.swixml.converters
Class StringConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.swixml.converters.StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

public class StringConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

The StringConverter class defines / describes

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Wolf Paulus

Field Summary

static Class

TEMPLATE converter's return type

Constructor Summary

StringConverter()

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

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

StringConverter

public StringConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public 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.

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

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

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