net.sf.mmm.util.cli.base
Class CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.mmm.util.cli.base.CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

SimpleValueConverter<CliModeContainer,String>

Enclosing class:

CliClassContainer

protected static final class CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter
extends Object
implements SimpleValueConverter<CliModeContainer,String>

This inner class converts a CliModeContainer to a String.

Field Summary

protected static CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter

INSTANCE The singleton instance.

Constructor Summary

protected

CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter()

Method Summary

String

convert(CliModeContainer value, Object valueSource, Class<? extends String> targetClass) This method converts the given pojo to the <TARGET>-type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INSTANCE

protected static final CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter INSTANCE

The singleton instance.

Constructor Detail

CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter

protected CliClassContainer.CliModeFormatter()

Method Detail

convert

public String convert(CliModeContainer value,
                      Object valueSource,
                      Class<? extends String> targetClass)
               throws ValueException

This method converts the given pojo to the <TARGET>-type.

Specified by:

convert in interface SimpleValueConverter<CliModeContainer,String>

Parameters:

value - is the value to convert.

valueSource - describes the source of the value. This may be the filename where the value was read from, an XPath where the value was located in an XML document, etc. It is used in exceptions thrown if something goes wrong. This will help to find the problem easier.

targetClass - is the type to convert the value to.

Returns:

the converted value or null if the conversion is NOT possible. The returned value has to be an instance of the given targetType.

Throws:

ValueException - if the conversion failed (e.g. the given value is illegal for the given targetClass).