com.helger.commons.typeconvert

Interface ITypeConverter

All Superinterfaces:

IConverter<Object,Object>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ITypeConverterRule

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTypeConverterRule, AbstractTypeConverterRuleAnySourceFixedDestination, AbstractTypeConverterRuleAssignableSourceFixedDestination, AbstractTypeConverterRuleFixedSourceAnyDestination, AbstractTypeConverterRuleFixedSourceAssignableDestination

public interface ITypeConverter
extends IConverter<Object,Object>

Special interface that is used to convert between values of different types.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convert(Object aSource) Convert the passed source object to the destination type.

Method Detail

convert

@Nullable
Object convert(@Nonnull
                      Object aSource)

Convert the passed source object to the destination type.

Specified by:

convert in interface IConverter<Object,Object>

Parameters:

aSource - The source object to be converted. Cannot be null because the type converter already filters null values!

Returns:

The converted value. May be null.