Package com.globalmentor.model

Class DefaultTypeConverter

java.lang.Object

com.globalmentor.model.DefaultTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

public class DefaultTypeConverter
extends Object
implements TypeConverter

A default implementation of a type converter.

The following types can be converted to the listed types:

Boolean

boolean

Character

char

Number

Long, long, Integer, int, Double, double, Float, float

String

char[], Enum, Pattern, URIPath

Author:

Garret Wilson

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final DefaultTypeConverter	INSTANCE	The default, shared instance of the converter.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	DefaultTypeConverter()	Default constructor; used only for the singleton instance and for extension.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> T	convert(Object object, Class<T> requiredType)	Converts an object from one type to another.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

INSTANCE

public static final DefaultTypeConverter INSTANCE

The default, shared instance of the converter.

Constructor Details

DefaultTypeConverter

protected DefaultTypeConverter()

Default constructor; used only for the singleton instance and for extension.

Method Details

convert

public <T> T convert(Object object,
 Class<T> requiredType)
              throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts an object from one type to another. If the object is already of the correct type, no action occurs.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object required.

Parameters:

object - The object to convert.

requiredType - The class representing required type of the object.

Returns:

The object as the required type, or null if the object cannot be converted to the required type.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the given object should be able to be converted to the required type but something about its state, format, or contents prevented the conversion.