org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal
Class LinkProvider

java.lang.Object
  org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal.LinkProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate<Link>, HeaderDelegateProvider<Link>

@Singleton
public class LinkProvider
extends Object
implements HeaderDelegateProvider<Link>

Provider for Link Headers.

Author:

Santiago Pericas-Geertsen, Marek Potociar (marek.potociar at oracle.com)

Constructor Summary

LinkProvider()

Method Summary

Link	fromString(String value) Parse the supplied value and create an instance of T.
boolean	supports(Class<?> type) Ascertain if the Provider supports a particular type.
String	toString(Link value) Convert the supplied value to a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LinkProvider

public LinkProvider()

Method Detail

supports

public boolean supports(Class<?> type)

Description copied from interface: HeaderDelegateProvider

Ascertain if the Provider supports a particular type.

Specified by:

supports in interface HeaderDelegateProvider<Link>

Parameters:

type - the type that is to be supported.

Returns:

true if the type is supported, otherwise false.

fromString

public Link fromString(String value)
                throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate

Parse the supplied value and create an instance of T.

Specified by:

fromString in interface RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate<Link>

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

public String toString(Link value)

Description copied from interface: RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate

Convert the supplied value to a String.

Specified by:

toString in interface RuntimeDelegate.HeaderDelegate<Link>

Parameters:

value - the value of type T.

Returns:

a String representation of the value.