org.oddjob.arooa.convert

Interface ArooaConverter

All Superinterfaces:

ConversionLookup

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConverter, EmptyArooaConverter

public interface ArooaConverter
extends ConversionLookup

Something that can provide conversions between objects of different types.

Author:

rob

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<F,T> T	convert(F from, Class<T> required) Convert if possible from the given Object to an equivalent object of the given type.

Methods inherited from interface org.oddjob.arooa.convert.ConversionLookup

findConversion

Method Detail

convert

<F,T> T convert(F from,
                Class<T> required)
         throws NoConversionAvailableException,
                ConversionFailedException

Convert if possible from the given Object to an equivalent object of the given type.

Parameters:

from - The object to convert from.

required - The class the object is required to convert to.

Returns:

A value of the required class, or null.

Throws:

NoConversionAvailableException - If there is no way to convert the given type to the required type.

ConversionFailedException - If applying the conversion failed.