xdev.util

Interface ObjectConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the parser's type

public interface ObjectConverter<T>

Object converter to convert an object into a specific type.

Since:

3.1

Author:

XDEV Software

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convert(Object value) Returns the converted object of type T, or null if value is null.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(Object value)
   throws ObjectConversionException

Returns the converted object of type T, or null if value is null.

If value cannot be converted to type T an ObjectConversionException is thrown.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted object of type T, may be a new instance of type T, or value itself if it is an instance of T

Throws:

ObjectConversionException - if the parsing failed