net.sf.jsefa.common.converter.provider
Class SimpleTypeConverterProvider

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jsefa.common.converter.provider.SimpleTypeConverterProvider

public final class SimpleTypeConverterProvider
extends Object

Provider for SimpleTypeConverter.

Each SimpleTypeConverter must have a static factory method create, which is either parameterless or has exactly one parameter of type SimpleTypeConverterConfiguration.

It is thread-safe.

Author:

Norman Lahme-Huetig

Constructor Summary

SimpleTypeConverterProvider()
Constructs a SimpleTypeConverterProvider.

Method Summary

SimpleTypeConverterProvider	createCopy() Creates a copy of this SimpleTypeConverterProvider.
SimpleTypeConverter	getForConverterType(Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType, Class<?> objectType, String[] format) Returns an instance of the given SimpleTypeConverter type initialized with the given format.
SimpleTypeConverter	getForConverterType(Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType, Class<?> objectType, String[] format, SimpleTypeConverter itemTypeConverter) Returns an instance of the given SimpleTypeConverter type initialized with the given format.
SimpleTypeConverter	getForObjectType(Class<?> objectType, String[] format) Returns a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type and format.
SimpleTypeConverter	getForObjectType(Class<?> objectType, String[] format, SimpleTypeConverter itemTypeConverter) Returns a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type and format.
boolean	hasConverterFor(Class<?> objectType) Returns true if and only if this provider has a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type.
void	registerConverterType(Class<?> objectType, Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType) Registers the given SimpleTypeConverter type as being responsible for values of the given object type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleTypeConverterProvider

public SimpleTypeConverterProvider()

Constructs a SimpleTypeConverterProvider.

Method Detail

createCopy

public SimpleTypeConverterProvider createCopy()

Creates a copy of this SimpleTypeConverterProvider.

Returns:

a copy of this SimpleTypeConverterProvider

hasConverterFor

public boolean hasConverterFor(Class<?> objectType)

Returns true if and only if this provider has a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type.

Parameters:

objectType - the type of the object a converter is needed for

Returns:

true if this provider has a SimpleTypeConverter for the given type; false otherwise.

getForObjectType

public SimpleTypeConverter getForObjectType(Class<?> objectType,
                                            String[] format)

Returns a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type and format.

Parameters:

objectType - the type of the object a converter is needed for

format - the format the converter must be initialized with

Returns:

the converter.

getForObjectType

public SimpleTypeConverter getForObjectType(Class<?> objectType,
                                            String[] format,
                                            SimpleTypeConverter itemTypeConverter)

Returns a SimpleTypeConverter for the given object type and format.

Parameters:

objectType - the type of the object a converter is needed for

format - the format the converter must be initialized with

itemTypeConverter - the item type converter

Returns:

the converter.

getForConverterType

public SimpleTypeConverter getForConverterType(Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType,
                                               Class<?> objectType,
                                               String[] format)

Returns an instance of the given SimpleTypeConverter type initialized with the given format.

Parameters:

converterType - the SimpleTypeConverter type

objectType - the type of the object a converter is needed for

format - the format to initialize the converter with

Returns:

the converter

getForConverterType

public SimpleTypeConverter getForConverterType(Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType,
                                               Class<?> objectType,
                                               String[] format,
                                               SimpleTypeConverter itemTypeConverter)

Returns an instance of the given SimpleTypeConverter type initialized with the given format.

Parameters:

converterType - the SimpleTypeConverter type

objectType - the type of the object a converter is needed for

format - the format to initialize the converter with

itemTypeConverter - the item type converter

Returns:

the converter

registerConverterType

public void registerConverterType(Class<?> objectType,
                                  Class<? extends SimpleTypeConverter> converterType)

Registers the given SimpleTypeConverter type as being responsible for values of the given object type.

Parameters:

objectType - the object type

converterType - the SimpleTypeConverter type