com.jidesoft.converter

Class RangeConverter

java.lang.Object

com.jidesoft.converter.RangeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectConverter

public class RangeConverter
extends Object
implements ObjectConverter

An abstract class that is extended by any converters that convert to/from an array-like format, such as 1, 2, 3. Examples are Point. Point(100, 200) can convert to/from "100, 200"
You have the choice of what the separator is; separator is the ", " in the Point example above.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ConverterContext	CONTEXT_MULTIPLE
static ConverterContext	CONTEXT_RANGE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RangeConverter(Class<?> elementClass) Creates an ArrayConverter.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object[]	arrayFromString(String string, ConverterContext context) Converts from string to an array of objects, using separator to separate the string.
String	arrayToString(Object[] objects, ConverterContext context) Converts from array to string by concating them with separators.
protected Object	fromString(int i, String s, ConverterContext context)
Object	fromString(String string, ConverterContext context) Converts from String to an object.
boolean	supportFromString(String string, ConverterContext context) If it supports fromString.
boolean	supportToString(Object object, ConverterContext context) If it supports toString method.
protected String	toString(int i, Object o, ConverterContext context)
String	toString(Object object, ConverterContext context) Converts from object to String based on current locale.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CONTEXT_RANGE

public static final ConverterContext CONTEXT_RANGE

CONTEXT_MULTIPLE

public static final ConverterContext CONTEXT_MULTIPLE

Constructor Detail

RangeConverter

public RangeConverter(Class<?> elementClass)

Creates an ArrayConverter.

Parameters:

elementClass - class of the array element. Assume all elements have the same class type. If not, use the constructor which takes Class[] as parameter.

Method Detail

arrayToString

public String arrayToString(Object[] objects,
                   ConverterContext context)

Converts from array to string by concating them with separators.

Parameters:

objects - an array of objects

context - converter context

Returns:

string all objects concatenated with separators

toString

protected String toString(int i,
              Object o,
              ConverterContext context)

arrayFromString

public Object[] arrayFromString(String string,
                       ConverterContext context)

Converts from string to an array of objects, using separator to separate the string.

Parameters:

string - string to be converted

context - converter context

Returns:

the array

fromString

protected Object fromString(int i,
                String s,
                ConverterContext context)

toString

public String toString(Object object,
              ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

Converts from object to String based on current locale.

Specified by:

toString in interface ObjectConverter

Parameters:

object - object to be converted

context - converter context to be used

Returns:

the String

supportToString

public boolean supportToString(Object object,
                      ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

If it supports toString method.

Specified by:

supportToString in interface ObjectConverter

Parameters:

object - object to be converted

context - converter context to be used

Returns:

true if supports toString

fromString

public Object fromString(String string,
                ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

Converts from String to an object.

Specified by:

fromString in interface ObjectConverter

Parameters:

string - the string

context - context to be converted

Returns:

the object converted from string

supportFromString

public boolean supportFromString(String string,
                        ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

If it supports fromString.

Specified by:

supportFromString in interface ObjectConverter

Parameters:

string - the string

context - context to be converted

Returns:

true if it supports