ValueMatcher.ValueConverter (Bedework: Calendar utilities 5.0.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T -

Enclosing class:

ValueMatcher
```
public static interface ValueMatcher.ValueConverter<T>
```
Author:

douglm

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ValueComparator`	`convert(T val)`	Called to convert an object of a registered class.
`T`	`getElementAndValue(T val)`	Called to get a property or parameter object containing only the value.
`List<T>`	`getNormalized(T val)`	Return either a single valued set or a set with the values split into separate objects

- Method Detail
  - convert
```
ValueComparator convert(T val)
```
    Called to convert an object of a registered class. Converters implementing this interface are registered with a value matcher Note that standard value types (those defined in the standard schema) are all registered once only at system initialization.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    Returns:
    
    a ValueComparator
  - getElementAndValue
```
T getElementAndValue(T val)
```
    Called to get a property or parameter object containing only the value. The property or parameter object is a new instance. Its value is copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    Returns:
    
    property object containing value only
  - getNormalized
```
List<T> getNormalized(T val)
```
    Return either a single valued set or a set with the values split into separate objects
    
    Parameters:
    
    val -
    
    Returns:
    
    set containing the object or the split object