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:

LegacyVariableConverter, PropertyConverter, VariableConverter

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

Base class for converter implementations.

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	acceptsTargetType(Class<?> clazz) Returns true if the converter knows how to convert the given target type to the source 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.
T	convertToTargetType(Object value) Converts the given source value to the target type.
String	getName() The name of the converter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

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

acceptsTargetType

public boolean acceptsTargetType(Class<?> clazz)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

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

Specified by:

acceptsTargetType in interface ValueConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

clazz - the candidate target type

Returns:

true if the target type 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

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