de.intarsys.tools.converter
Interface IConverter<S,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanFromNumberConverter, BooleanFromStringConverter, CanonicalFromAttachmentConverter, CanonicalFromCharArrayConverter, CanonicalFromDateConverter, CanonicalFromEnumItemConverter, CanonicalFromFileConverter, CanonicalFromObjectConverter, CanonicalFromSecretConverter, CanonicalFromStringConverter, CanonicalFromUndefinedConverter, CharacterFromStringConverter, DateFromNumberConverter, DateFromStringConverter, DoubleDispatchConverter, DoubleFromNumberConverter, DoubleFromStringConverter, FileFromStringConverter, FloatFromBooleanConverter, FloatFromNumberConverter, FloatFromStringConverter, IntegerFromBooleanConverter, IntegerFromNumberConverter, IntegerFromStringConverter, IPCObjectFromDigestConverter, IPCObjectFromObjectConverter, LocatorFromArgsConverter, LocatorFromStringConverter, LongFromNumberConverter, LongFromStringConverter, PreferenceValueFromArgsConverter, PreferenceValueFromStringConverter

public interface IConverter<S,T>

The interface for a converter object.

Method Summary

T	convert(S source) Convert the actual source object.
Class<?>	getSourceType() The source type the converter supports.
Class<?>	getTargetType() The target type the converter supports.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(S source)
          throws ConversionException

Convert the actual source object.

Parameters:

source -

Returns:

The converted object.

Throws:

ConversionException

getSourceType

Class<?> getSourceType()

The source type the converter supports.

Returns:

The source type the converter supports.

getTargetType

Class<?> getTargetType()

The target type the converter supports.

Returns:

The target type the converter supports.