IdentifierConverter (Fedora Repository Kernel API 6.0.0-alpha-1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.google.common.base.Converter<A,B>
- - org.fcrepo.kernel.api.identifiers.IdentifierConverter<A,B>

Type Parameters:

B - the type to and from which we are translating

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.google.common.base.Function<A,B>, Function<A,B>
```
public abstract class IdentifierConverter<A,B>
extends com.google.common.base.Converter<A,B>
```
An IdentifierConverter accepts and returns identifiers, translating them in some type-specific manner. The typical use of this contract is for translating between internal and external identifiers.

Since:

Mar 26, 2014

Author:

ajs6f

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

IdentifierConverter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract String`	`asString(A resource)`	Convert the given resource into a plain string representation of the conversion to the resource
`boolean`	`inDomain(A resource)`	Check if the given resource is in the domain of this converter
`abstract A`	`toDomain(String resource)`	Convert a plain string to a resource appropriate to this converter

Methods inherited from class com.google.common.base.Converter
andThen, apply, convert, convertAll, doBackward, doForward, equals, from, identity, reverse

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function
andThen, compose

- Constructor Detail
  - IdentifierConverter
```
public IdentifierConverter()
```
- Method Detail
  - inDomain
```
public boolean inDomain(A resource)
```
    Check if the given resource is in the domain of this converter
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - the given resource
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean value of the check
  - toDomain
```
public abstract A toDomain(String resource)
```
    Convert a plain string to a resource appropriate to this converter
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - the plain string resource
    
    Returns:
    
    the resource appropriate to this converter
  - asString
```
public abstract String asString(A resource)
```
    Convert the given resource into a plain string representation of the conversion to the resource
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - the given resource
    
    Returns:
    
    a plain string representation of the conversion to the resource