org.josef.util.convert

Class StringToCharacterConverter

java.lang.Object

org.josef.util.convert.StringToCharacterConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Convertable

public final class StringToCharacterConverter
extends Object
implements Convertable

Converts a String to a Character.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 5775 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convert(Object value) Converts the supplied value to a Character.
static StringToCharacterConverter	getInstance() Gets the single instance of this converter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static StringToCharacterConverter getInstance()

Gets the single instance of this converter.

Returns:

The StringToCharacterConverter.

convert

public Object convert(Object value)

Converts the supplied value to a Character.
When the supplied value contains more than one character, the additional characters are ignored!

Specified by:

convert in interface Convertable

Parameters:

value - The value to convert to a Character.

Returns:

The supplied value, converted to a Character.

Throws:

ClassCastException - When the supplied value is not a String.