org.marc4j.converter

Class CharConverter

java.lang.Object

org.marc4j.converter.CharConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AnselToUnicode, Iso5426ToUnicode, Iso6937ToUnicode, UnicodeToAnsel, UnicodeToIso5426, UnicodeToIso6937

public abstract class CharConverter
extends Object

Extend this class to create a character converter.

Author:

Bas Peters

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CharConverter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	convert(byte[] dataElement) Alternate method for performing a character conversion.
abstract String	convert(char[] dataElement) The method that needs to be implemented in a subclass to create a CharConverter.
String	convert(String dataElement) Alternate method for performing a character conversion.
boolean	outputsUnicode() Should return true if the CharConverter outputs Unicode encoded characters

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CharConverter

public CharConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public abstract String convert(char[] dataElement)

The method that needs to be implemented in a subclass to create a CharConverter. Receives a data element extracted from a record as a array of characters, and converts that data and returns the result as a String object.

Parameters:

dataElement - the data to convert

Returns:

String the conversion result

convert

public final String convert(byte[] dataElement)

Alternate method for performing a character conversion. Receives the incoming as a byte array, converts the bytes to characters, and calls the above convert method which must be implemented in the subclass.

Parameters:

dataElement - the data to convert

Returns:

String the conversion result

convert

public final String convert(String dataElement)

Alternate method for performing a character conversion. Receives the incoming as a String, converts the String to a character array, and calls the above convert method which must be implemented in the subclass.

Parameters:

dataElement - the data to convert

Returns:

String the conversion result

outputsUnicode

public boolean outputsUnicode()

Should return true if the CharConverter outputs Unicode encoded characters

Returns:

boolean whether the CharConverter returns Unicode encoded characters