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Interface Converter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the class that should be returned from the conversion.

public interface Converter<T>

Converter interface specifies how to convert an input string coming from a property value to a target object returned by the Config method.

Since:

1.0.4

Author:

Luigi R. Viggiano

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convert(Method method, String input) Converts the given input into an Object of type T.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(Method method,
        String input)

Converts the given input into an Object of type T. If the method returns null, null will be returned by the Config object. The converter is instantiated for every call, so it shouldn't have any internal state.

Parameters:

method - the method invoked on the Config object

input - the property value specified as input text to be converted to the T return type

Returns:

the object of type T converted from the input string.

Since:

1.0.4