org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converters
Class AbstractConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converters.AbstractConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IClusterable, IConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractNumberConverter, BooleanConverter, CharacterConverter, DateConverter, SqlDateConverter, SqlTimeConverter, SqlTimestampConverter

public abstract class AbstractConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements IConverter

Base class for locale aware type converters.

Author:

Eelco Hillenius

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractConverter()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	convertToString(java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale) Converts the given value to a string.
protected abstract java.lang.Class<?>	getTargetType()
protected ConversionException	newConversionException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale) Creates a conversion exception for throwing
protected java.lang.Object	parse(java.text.Format format, java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale) Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.wicket.util.convert.IConverter

convertToObject

Constructor Detail

AbstractConverter

public AbstractConverter()

Method Detail

parse

protected java.lang.Object parse(java.text.Format format,
                                 java.lang.Object value,
                                 java.util.Locale locale)

Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Parameters:

format - The format to use

value - The object to parse

locale - The locale to use to parse.

Returns:

The object

Throws:

ConversionException - Thrown if parsing fails

newConversionException

protected ConversionException newConversionException(java.lang.String message,
                                                     java.lang.Object value,
                                                     java.util.Locale locale)

Creates a conversion exception for throwing

Parameters:

message - The message

value - The value that didn't convert

locale - The locale

Returns:

The ConversionException

getTargetType

protected abstract java.lang.Class<?> getTargetType()

Returns:

The target type of this type converter

convertToString

public java.lang.String convertToString(java.lang.Object value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Converts the given value to a string.

Specified by:

convertToString in interface IConverter

Parameters:

value - The value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted string value

See Also:

IConverter.convertToString(java.lang.Object, Locale)