org.springframework.beans
Class SimpleTypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport
      extended by org.springframework.beans.SimpleTypeConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter

public class SimpleTypeConverter
extends PropertyEditorRegistrySupport
implements TypeConverter

Simple implementation of the TypeConverter interface that does not operate on any specific target object. This is an alternative to using a full-blown BeanWrapperImpl instance for arbitrary type conversion needs.

Since:
2.0
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
BeanWrapperImpl

Constructor Summary
SimpleTypeConverter()
           
 
Method Summary
 Object convertIfNecessary(Object value, Class requiredType)
          Convert the value to the required type (if necessary from a String).
 Object convertIfNecessary(Object value, Class requiredType, MethodParameter methodParam)
          Convert the value to the required type (if necessary from a String).
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport
copyCustomEditorsTo, copyDefaultEditorsTo, findCustomEditor, getDefaultEditor, getPropertyType, guessPropertyTypeFromEditors, hasCustomEditorForElement, isSharedEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerCustomEditor, registerDefaultEditors, registerSharedEditor, useConfigValueEditors
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

SimpleTypeConverter

public SimpleTypeConverter()
Method Detail

convertIfNecessary

public Object convertIfNecessary(Object value,
                                 Class requiredType)
                          throws TypeMismatchException
Description copied from interface: TypeConverter
Convert the value to the required type (if necessary from a String).

Conversions from String to any type will typically use the setAsText method of the PropertyEditor class. Note that a PropertyEditor must be registered for the given class for this to work; this is a standard JavaBeans API. A number of PropertyEditors are automatically registered.

Specified by:
convertIfNecessary in interface TypeConverter
Parameters:
value - the value to convert
requiredType - the type we must convert to (or null if not known, for example in case of a collection element)
Returns:
the new value, possibly the result of type conversion
Throws:
TypeMismatchException - if type conversion failed
See Also:
PropertyEditor.setAsText(String), PropertyEditor.getValue()

convertIfNecessary

public Object convertIfNecessary(Object value,
                                 Class requiredType,
                                 MethodParameter methodParam)
                          throws TypeMismatchException
Description copied from interface: TypeConverter
Convert the value to the required type (if necessary from a String).

Conversions from String to any type will typically use the setAsText method of the PropertyEditor class. Note that a PropertyEditor must be registered for the given class for this to work; this is a standard JavaBeans API. A number of PropertyEditors are automatically registered.

Specified by:
convertIfNecessary in interface TypeConverter
Parameters:
value - the value to convert
requiredType - the type we must convert to (or null if not known, for example in case of a collection element)
methodParam - the method parameter that is the target of the conversion (for analysis of generic types; may be null)
Returns:
the new value, possibly the result of type conversion
Throws:
TypeMismatchException - if type conversion failed
See Also:
PropertyEditor.setAsText(String), PropertyEditor.getValue()


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