org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.convert
Class GenericConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.convert.GenericConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

public abstract class GenericConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConverter

This class is capable of converting one Object into another. A converter may be capable of converting a single Object into many different types.

Constructor Summary

GenericConverter()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object source, java.lang.Class<?> targetType) converts the given Object into an instance of the targetType.
abstract java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>>	getTargetTypes(java.lang.Class<?> sourceType) Gets all the supported targetTypes for the given sourceType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericConverter

public GenericConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public abstract java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object source,
                                         java.lang.Class<?> targetType)

converts the given Object into an instance of the targetType.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter

Returns:

an instance of the targetType.

getTargetTypes

public abstract java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>> getTargetTypes(java.lang.Class<?> sourceType)

Gets all the supported targetTypes for the given sourceType. This converter must be able to convert the sourceType into each of the supported targetTypes.

Returns:

Each item is of type Class. An empty list must be returned if the given sourceType cannot be converted into anything.