de.intarsys.tools.converter
Class DoubleDispatchConverter

java.lang.Object
  de.intarsys.tools.converter.DoubleDispatchConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter<Object,Object>

public class DoubleDispatchConverter
extends Object
implements IConverter<Object,Object>

Double dispatch converter.

This is the result of the first stage in the conversion process. A IConverter that bundles all IConverter instances that can create a dedicated target type. Amongst the sub-converters the one is selected that most closely supports the source object type.

Constructor Summary

DoubleDispatchConverter(Class targetType)

Method Summary

Object	convert(Object source) Convert the actual source object.
Class<?>	getSourceType() The source type the converter supports.
Class<?>	getTargetType() The target type the converter supports.
void	registerConverter(IConverter converter)
void	unregisterConverter(IConverter converter)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DoubleDispatchConverter

public DoubleDispatchConverter(Class targetType)

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Object source)
               throws ConversionException

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Convert the actual source object.

Specified by:

convert in interface IConverter<Object,Object>

Returns:

The converted object.

Throws:

ConversionException

getSourceType

public Class<?> getSourceType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

The source type the converter supports.

Specified by:

getSourceType in interface IConverter<Object,Object>

Returns:

The source type the converter supports.

getTargetType

public Class<?> getTargetType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

The target type the converter supports.

Specified by:

getTargetType in interface IConverter<Object,Object>

Returns:

The target type the converter supports.

registerConverter

public void registerConverter(IConverter converter)

unregisterConverter

public void unregisterConverter(IConverter converter)