org.jeesy.classinfo.converter.api

Interface Converter<SrcType,DstType>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConversionService, StringParser<T>, StringSerializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanConverter, ConverterManager, DefaultConverter, DefaultFallback, StandardConverters.BigDecimalConverter, StandardConverters.BigIntegerConverter, StandardConverters.BooleanConverter, StandardConverters.ByteConverter, StandardConverters.DoubleConverter, StandardConverters.FloatConverter, StandardConverters.IntConverter, StandardConverters.LongConverter, StandardConverters.NumberToStringConverter, StandardConverters.ShortConverter, StandardConverters.SimpleToStringConverter, StandardConverters.StringToNumberConverter

public interface Converter<SrcType,DstType>

Converter from objects of SrcType to DstType Converter should accept raw src and dest types and then obtain useful information from extended type info.

Author:

Artem Mironov

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DstType	convert(SrcType src, TypeInfo<SrcType> srcType, TypeInfo<DstType> dstType) Converter from SrcType to DstType.

Method Detail

convert

DstType convert(SrcType src,
              TypeInfo<SrcType> srcType,
              TypeInfo<DstType> dstType)
                throws ConversionException

Converter from SrcType to DstType. Implementation should assume following: * SrcType is assignable from srcType.getRaw() * DstType is assignable from destType.getRaw() * src.getClass().isAssignableFrom(srcType) == true * DstType class is assignable from returned object

Parameters:

src - source object

srcType - source object type info

dstType - destination object type info

Returns:

destination object

Throws:

ConversionException