com.helger.commons.typeconvert

Interface ITypeConverter<SRC,DST>

Type Parameters:

SRC - source type

DST - destination type

All Superinterfaces:

Function<SRC,DST>, IFunction<SRC,DST>, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ITypeConverterRule<SRC,DST>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTypeConverterRule, TypeConverterRuleAnySourceFixedDestination, TypeConverterRuleAssignableSourceFixedDestination, TypeConverterRuleFixedSourceAnyDestination, TypeConverterRuleFixedSourceAssignableDestination

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface ITypeConverter<SRC,DST>
extends IFunction<SRC,DST>

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

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DST	apply(SRC aSource) Convert the passed source object to the destination type.

Methods inherited from interface com.helger.commons.functional.IFunction

andThen, compose, identity

Method Detail

apply

@Nullable
DST apply(@Nonnull
                     SRC aSource)

Convert the passed source object to the destination type.

Specified by:

apply in interface Function<SRC,DST>

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.