org.josef.util.convert

Class Converter

java.lang.Object

org.josef.util.convert.Converter

public final class Converter
extends Object

Converter to convert objects of one type to another type.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 5778 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	addConverter(Class<?> fromType, Class<?> toType, Convertable convertable) Adds a converter.
static <T> T	convert(Object value, Class<T> toType) Converts the supplied value to the supplied type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

addConverter

public static void addConverter(Class<?> fromType,
                                Class<?> toType,
                                Convertable convertable)

Adds a converter.

Parameters:

fromType - The type to convert from.

toType - The type to convert to.

convertable - The converter.

Throws:

NullPointerException - When one of the supplied parameters is null.

convert

public static <T> T convert(Object value,
                            Class<T> toType)

Converts the supplied value to the supplied type.

Type Parameters:

T - The type to convert.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

toType - The type to convert to.

Returns:

The supplied value converted to the supplied toType.

Throws:

NullPointerException - When the supplied toType is null.

UnsupportedOperationException - When no converter exists to convert the supplied value to the supplied toType.