org.oddjob.arooa.convert

Interface Joker<F>

Type Parameters:

F - The from type.

public interface Joker<F>

A Joker is used by types to offer a final conversion solution that trumps all others. It is generally used by types that could be anything such as ValueType.

Author:

rob

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> ConversionStep<F,T>	lastStep(Class<? extends F> from, Class<T> to, ConversionLookup conversions) Provide the final step.

Method Detail

lastStep

<T> ConversionStep<F,T> lastStep(Class<? extends F> from,
                                 Class<T> to,
                                 ConversionLookup conversions)

Provide the final step. Will return null if there is no conversion to the required type.

Type Parameters:

T - The to type.

Parameters:

from - The from class.

to - The to class.

conversions - The conversions this Jokers is part of. Useful for converting content type but be careful of recursion.

Returns:

The ConversionStep or null.