com.phloc.commons.convert

Class UnidirectionalConverterIdentity<DATATYPE>

java.lang.Object

com.phloc.commons.convert.UnidirectionalConverterIdentity<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The data type to be converted

All Implemented Interfaces:

IUnidirectionalConverter<DATATYPE,DATATYPE>, IUnidirectionalConverterSameType<DATATYPE>

public final class UnidirectionalConverterIdentity<DATATYPE>
extends Object
implements IUnidirectionalConverterSameType<DATATYPE>

A dummy implementation of IUnidirectionalConverterSameType that uses the input object as the output object.

Author:

Philip Helger

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnidirectionalConverterIdentity()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DATATYPE	convert(DATATYPE aInput) Convert the passed source object to the destination type.
static <DATATYPE> UnidirectionalConverterIdentity<DATATYPE>	create() Get a converter instance that does not conversion at all.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnidirectionalConverterIdentity

public UnidirectionalConverterIdentity()

Method Detail

convert

@Nullable
public DATATYPE convert(@Nullable
                        DATATYPE aInput)

Description copied from interface: IUnidirectionalConverter

Convert the passed source object to the destination type.

Specified by:

convert in interface IUnidirectionalConverter<DATATYPE,DATATYPE>

Parameters:

aInput - The source object to be converted. No null or non- null constraint possible.

Returns:

The converted value. No null or non- null constraint possible.

create

@Nonnull
public static <DATATYPE> UnidirectionalConverterIdentity<DATATYPE> create()

Get a converter instance that does not conversion at all. Just to fulfil API compatibility.

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The type of input and output object

Returns:

A non-null converter object.