io.beanmother.core.converter

Interface Converter

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Converter>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConverter, AbstractGenericConverter, DateToCalendarConverter, DateToSQLDateConverter, NumberToNumberConverter, ObjectToStringConverter, SameClassConverter, StringToBooleanConverter, StringToCalendarConverter, StringToDateConverter, StringToEnumConverter, StringToFileConverter, StringToNumberConverter, StringToSQLDateConverter, StringToURIConverter, StringToURLConverter

public interface Converter
extends Comparable<Converter>

Converters implement this interface.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	DEFAULT_PRIORITY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canHandle(Object source, com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken<?> targetTypeToken) Check that source can convert to given type
Object	convert(Object source, com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken<?> targetTypeToken) Convert to given type
int	getPriority() Executing priority.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PRIORITY

static final int DEFAULT_PRIORITY

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

convert

Object convert(Object source,
               com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken<?> targetTypeToken)

Convert to given type

Parameters:

source - the source

targetTypeToken - the TypeToken of the type

Returns:

converted object

canHandle

boolean canHandle(Object source,
                  com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken<?> targetTypeToken)

Check that source can convert to given type

Parameters:

source - the source

targetTypeToken - the TypeToken of the type

Returns:

true if it can convert

getPriority

int getPriority()

Executing priority. Low value is high priority.

Returns:

priority