com.massa.util.convert

Class AbstractConverter

java.lang.Object

com.massa.util.convert.AbstractConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddonConverter, BooleanConverter, CharacterConverter, ClassConverter, CollectionConverter, DateConverter, EnumConverter, LocalImportHolderConverter, NumberConverter, PathConverter, PatternConverter, RounderConverter, StringConverter

public abstract class AbstractConverter
extends Object
implements IConverter

Abstract converter implementation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convertArrayToString(Object o) Converts an array to a String.
Object	convertArrayToType(Class<?> type, Object o) Converts to an array of the specified type.
Collection<?>	convertCollectionToString(Object o) Converts a Collection to a String.
Collection<?>	convertCollectionToType(Class<?> type, Object o) Converts to a Collection of the specified type.
protected ConvertException	convertionException(Object value, Class<?> targetType) Convenience method to create a Conversion Exception.
protected ConvertException	convertionException(Object value, Class<?> targetType, Exception e) Convenience method to create a Conversion Exception with a cause.
String	convertToString(Object o) Returns the internalConvertToString(Object) result on provided Object, or null if object is null.
<T> T	convertToType(Class<T> type, Object o) Converts the object to the specified type.
protected String	internalConvertToString(Object o) Returns the default "toString" result on provided Object.
protected abstract <T> T	internalConvertToType(Class<T> type, Object o) Handles conversion to an handled type.
Object	stringConversion(Object o) Chooses beetween convertToString(Object), convertArrayToString(Object) and convertCollectionToString(Object) depending on the object type.
String	toString() Name of the converter, by default its class name (not qualified).
Object	typeConversion(Class<?> type, Object o) Chooses beetween convertToType(Class, Object), convertArrayToType(Class, Object) and convertCollectionToType(Class, Object) depending on the object type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.massa.util.convert.IConverter

getTypes

Constructor Detail

AbstractConverter

public AbstractConverter()

Method Detail

stringConversion

public Object stringConversion(Object o)
                        throws UtilsException

Chooses beetween convertToString(Object), convertArrayToString(Object) and convertCollectionToString(Object) depending on the object type.

Specified by:

stringConversion in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertToString

public String convertToString(Object o)
                       throws UtilsException

Returns the internalConvertToString(Object) result on provided Object, or null if object is null.

Specified by:

convertToString in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertArrayToString

public Object convertArrayToString(Object o)
                            throws UtilsException

Converts an array to a String.

Specified by:

convertArrayToString in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertCollectionToString

public Collection<?> convertCollectionToString(Object o)
                                        throws UtilsException

Converts a Collection to a String.

Specified by:

convertCollectionToString in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

internalConvertToString

protected String internalConvertToString(Object o)
                                  throws UtilsException

Returns the default "toString" result on provided Object.

Throws:

UtilsException

typeConversion

public Object typeConversion(Class<?> type,
                             Object o)
                      throws UtilsException

Chooses beetween convertToType(Class, Object), convertArrayToType(Class, Object) and convertCollectionToType(Class, Object) depending on the object type.

Specified by:

typeConversion in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertToType

public <T> T convertToType(Class<T> type,
                           Object o)
                    throws UtilsException

Converts the object to the specified type.

Specified by:

convertToType in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertArrayToType

public Object convertArrayToType(Class<?> type,
                                 Object o)
                          throws UtilsException

Converts to an array of the specified type.

Specified by:

convertArrayToType in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

convertCollectionToType

public Collection<?> convertCollectionToType(Class<?> type,
                                             Object o)
                                      throws UtilsException

Converts to a Collection of the specified type.

Specified by:

convertCollectionToType in interface IConverter

Throws:

UtilsException

internalConvertToType

protected abstract <T> T internalConvertToType(Class<T> type,
                                               Object o)
                                        throws UtilsException

Handles conversion to an handled type. If type is not handled, an Exception will be thrown.

Throws:

UtilsException

convertionException

protected ConvertException convertionException(Object value,
                                               Class<?> targetType)

Convenience method to create a Conversion Exception.

convertionException

protected ConvertException convertionException(Object value,
                                               Class<?> targetType,
                                               Exception e)

Convenience method to create a Conversion Exception with a cause.

toString

public String toString()

Name of the converter, by default its class name (not qualified).

Overrides:

toString in class Object