org.apache.myfaces.trinidadinternal.convert
Class ReverseDiscoveryGenericConverter

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReflectionConverter

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

This class is capable of converting one Object into another. Users of this class may discover source types supported by this TypeConverter by specifying a target type. Regular GenericConverter allows discovery of supported target types by specifying a source type

Constructor Summary

ReverseDiscoveryGenericConverter()

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<?>>	getSourceTypes(java.lang.Class<?> targetType) Gets all the supported source types for the given targetType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReverseDiscoveryGenericConverter

public ReverseDiscoveryGenericConverter()

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.

getSourceTypes

public abstract java.util.List<java.lang.Class<?>> getSourceTypes(java.lang.Class<?> targetType)

Gets all the supported source types for the given targetType. This converter must be able to convert each source type into the targetType.

Returns:

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