org.swixml.converters

Class ComponentConverter

java.lang.Object

org.swixml.converters.ComponentConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

public class ComponentConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

The ComponentConverter class defines a dummy converter It's simply here to allow the registration of setter-methods excepting Components

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Wolf Paulus

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Class	TEMPLATE converter's return type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComponentConverter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Component	conv(Attribute attr) Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.
Object	convert(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer) Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.
Class	convertsTo() A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TEMPLATE

public static final Class TEMPLATE

converter's return type

Constructor Detail

ComponentConverter

public ComponentConverter()

Method Detail

conv

public static Component conv(Attribute attr)
                      throws Exception

Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters:

attr - Attribute the attribute, providing the value to be converted.

Throws:

Exception

convert

public Object convert(Class type,
             Attribute attr,
             Localizer localizer)
               throws Exception

Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - Class Data type to which the Attribute's value should be converted

attr - Attribute the attribute, providing the value to be converted.

Throws:

Exception

convertsTo

public Class convertsTo()

A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Specified by:

convertsTo in interface Converter

Returns:

Class - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called