Package org.apache.tamaya.spi

Interface PropertyConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the type literal

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface PropertyConverter<T>

Interface for an property that converts a configured String into something else. This is used for implementing type conversion from a property (String) to a certain target type. Hereby the target type can be multi-value (e.g. collections) or complex if needed.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	convert(String value, ConversionContext context)	Convert the given configuration keys from its String representation into the required target type.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(String value,
          ConversionContext context)

Convert the given configuration keys from its String representation into the required target type. Additional data can be obtained from ConversionContext, which also allows to addPropertyValue a list of supported formats, which is very handy in case a value could not be converted. This list of supported formats can then shown to the user to give some hints how a value could be configured.

Parameters:

value - configuration key that needs to be converted

context - the converter context, not null.

Returns:

the converted value

See Also:

ConversionContext