net.sf.mmm.util.value.api

Interface ComposedValueConverterFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComposedValueConverterFactory, ComposedValueConverterFactoryImpl

public interface ComposedValueConverterFactory

This is the interface of a factory of ComposedValueConverter instances. In case ComposedValueConverter is used for different purposes there might be contradicting requirements. To prevent undesired side-effects from one purpose of usage to the next you can create custom instances.

Since:

4.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ComposedValueConverter	createConverter(boolean addDefaultConverters, List<ValueConverter<?,?>> converterList) Creates a new custom instance of ComposedValueConverter with the given configuration.
ComposedValueConverter	getDefaultConverter()

Method Detail

getDefaultConverter

ComposedValueConverter getDefaultConverter()

Returns:

the default instance of ComposedValueConverter as it would be directly injected.

createConverter

ComposedValueConverter createConverter(boolean addDefaultConverters,
                                       List<ValueConverter<?,?>> converterList)

Creates a new custom instance of ComposedValueConverter with the given configuration.

Parameters:

addDefaultConverters - - true if all ValueConverters of the default converter (technically all those registered via Cdi) should be added to the new requested ComposedValueConverter, false otherwise (if only the given converters should be added).

converterList - is the List of the ValueConverters to add (register as plugin) to the new requested ComposedValueConverter.

Returns:

the new ComposedValueConverter instance with the specified configuration.