consulting.omnia.util.converter

Class ConverterUtil

java.lang.Object

consulting.omnia.util.converter.ConverterUtil

public final class ConverterUtil
extends Object

Converter util class. It scans the classpath to find any Converter types. It tries to match the best converter to apply, given the type of the input data to be converted and the desired output type.

Since:

Aug 30, 2015

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Ronaldo Blanc ronaldoblanc at omnia.consulting

See Also:

Converter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConverterUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T,R> R	convertData(T value, Class<R> convertToType) Converts the value from its own type T to convertToType type R using a Converter if it could find one.
static <T,R> T	restoreData(R value, Class<T> restoreToType) Restores (by converting) the data from its own type R to restoreToType type T using a Converter if it could find one.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConverterUtil

public ConverterUtil()

Method Detail

convertData

public static <T,R> R convertData(T value,
                                  Class<R> convertToType)

Converts the value from its own type T to convertToType type R using a Converter if it could find one.

Type Parameters:

T - convertFromType

R - convertToType

Parameters:

value - data to convert

convertToType - type to convert to

Returns:

Converted value as convertToType

restoreData

public static <T,R> T restoreData(R value,
                                  Class<T> restoreToType)
                           throws ParseException

Restores (by converting) the data from its own type R to restoreToType type T using a Converter if it could find one.

Type Parameters:

T - convertFromType

R - convertToType

Parameters:

value - data to restore

restoreToType - type to restore to

Returns:

Converted value as restoreToType

Throws:

ParseException