javax.ws.rs.ext
Interface RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate<T>

Type Parameters:

T - a JAX-RS type that corresponds to the value of a HTTP header.

All Known Subinterfaces:

HeaderDelegateProvider<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CacheControlProvider, CookieProvider, DateProvider, EntityTagProvider, LinkProvider, LocaleProvider, MediaTypeProvider, NewCookieProvider, StringHeaderProvider, UriProvider

Enclosing class:

RuntimeDelegate

public static interface RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate<T>

Defines the contract for a delegate that is responsible for converting between the String form of a HTTP header and the corresponding JAX-RS type T.

Method Summary

T	fromString(String value) Parse the supplied value and create an instance of T.
String	toString(T value) Convert the supplied value to a String.

Method Detail

fromString

T fromString(String value)

Parse the supplied value and create an instance of T.

Parameters:

value - the string value.

Returns:

the newly created instance of T.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied string cannot be parsed or is null.

toString

String toString(T value)

Convert the supplied value to a String.

Parameters:

value - the value of type T.

Returns:

a String representation of the value.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied object cannot be serialized or is null.