com.edorasware.commons.core.persistence

Class BaseValueConverter<S,T>

java.lang.Object

com.edorasware.commons.core.persistence.BaseValueConverter<S,T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueConverter<S,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

IdConverter, IdentityLinkConverter, PropertyConverter, VariableConverter

public abstract class BaseValueConverter<S,T>
extends Object
implements ValueConverter<S,T>

Base class for converter implementations.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	BaseValueConverter(String name, Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	acceptsSourceValue(Object value) Returns true if the converter knows how to convert the given source value to the target type.
boolean	acceptsTargetValue(Object value) Returns true if the converter knows how to convert the given target value to the source type.
S	convertToSourceType(Object value) Converts the given target value to the source type.
protected abstract S	convertToSourceTypeNullSafe(Object value)
T	convertToTargetType(Object value) Converts the given source value to the target type.
protected abstract T	convertToTargetTypeNullSafe(Object value)
String	getName() The name of the converter.
Class<S>	getSourceType() Returns the type of source values that the converter can handle.
Class<T>	getTargetType() Returns the type of target values that the converter can handle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BaseValueConverter

protected BaseValueConverter(String name,
                             Class<S> sourceType,
                             Class<T> targetType)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

The name of the converter.

Specified by:

getName in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Returns:

the converter name

getSourceType

public Class<S> getSourceType()

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Returns the type of source values that the converter can handle.

Specified by:

getSourceType in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Returns:

the type of the source values supported/created by the converter

getTargetType

public Class<T> getTargetType()

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Returns the type of target values that the converter can handle.

Specified by:

getTargetType in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Returns:

the type of the target values supported/created by the converter

acceptsSourceValue

public boolean acceptsSourceValue(Object value)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Returns true if the converter knows how to convert the given source value to the target type.

Specified by:

acceptsSourceValue in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

value - the candidate source value

Returns:

true if the source value can be converted

acceptsTargetValue

public boolean acceptsTargetValue(Object value)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Returns true if the converter knows how to convert the given target value to the source type.

Specified by:

acceptsTargetValue in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

value - the candidate target value

Returns:

true if the target value can be converted

convertToTargetType

public T convertToTargetType(Object value)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Converts the given source value to the target type. This is sort of a 'serialization'.

Specified by:

convertToTargetType in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

value - the source value to convert

Returns:

the converted target value

convertToTargetTypeNullSafe

protected abstract T convertToTargetTypeNullSafe(Object value)

convertToSourceType

public S convertToSourceType(Object value)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Converts the given target value to the source type. This is sort of a 'deserialization'.

Specified by:

convertToSourceType in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

value - the target value to convert

Returns:

the converted source value

convertToSourceTypeNullSafe

protected abstract S convertToSourceTypeNullSafe(Object value)