org.ow2.shelbie.core

Interface TypeBasedConverter

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.felix.service.command.Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionConverter

public interface TypeBasedConverter
extends org.apache.felix.service.command.Converter

A TypeBasedConverter is using a ReifiedType instead of a Class to make conversion operations. This have the main advantage of nicely handling generic types (like List<String>)

Author:

Loris Bouzonnet

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.felix.service.command.Converter

CONVERTER_CLASSES, INSPECT, LINE, PART

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	convert(org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType desiredType, java.lang.Object in) Convert an object to the desired type.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.felix.service.command.Converter

convert, format

Method Detail

convert

java.lang.Object convert(org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType desiredType,
                       java.lang.Object in)
                         throws java.lang.Exception

Convert an object to the desired type.

Return null if the conversion can not be done. Otherwise return and object that extends the desired type or implements it.

Parameters:

desiredType - The type that the returned object can be assigned to

in - The object that must be converted

Returns:

An object that can be assigned to the desired type or null.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception