org.unitils.io.conversion

Interface ConversionStrategy<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesConversionStrategy, StringConversionStrategy

public interface ConversionStrategy<T>

A conversion strategy converts the given input stream to the object specified (T). It will consider the given encoding when doing the conversion.

Since:

3.3

Author:

Jeroen Horemans, Tim Ducheyne, Thomas De Rycke

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convertContent(InputStream inputStream, String encoding) Converts the content of the given stream into the target type.
String	getDefaultFileExtension()
Class<T>	getTargetType()

Method Detail

convertContent

T convertContent(InputStream inputStream,
               String encoding)
                 throws IOException

Converts the content of the given stream into the target type. The stream will not be closed during this method.

Parameters:

inputStream - The stream with the content, not null

encoding - The encoding to use when reading the stream, not null

Returns:

The converted instance of the target type, not null

Throws:

IOException

getDefaultFileExtension

String getDefaultFileExtension()

Returns:

The default extension to use when no extension is provided, not null

getTargetType

Class<T> getTargetType()

Returns:

The target type for the conversion, not null