y.util
Class ObjectStringConversion

java.lang.Object
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  +--y.util.ObjectStringConversion

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectStringConverter

public class ObjectStringConversion

extends Object

implements ObjectStringConverter

This class serves as a basic implementation of the ObjectStringConverter interface. It is capable of converting a large number of objects to Strings and vice versa.

Constructor Summary

protected

ObjectStringConversion() Creates a new instance of ObjectStringConversion

Method Summary

Object	convertToObject(String o, Class asClass) This method takes a String, and tries to interpret it as a String representation of the given classtype, which it will then create.
String	convertToString(Object o, Class asClass) This method takes an object, treats it as an object of the given class type and produces a String representation.
static ObjectStringConversion	getInstance() Provides access to the singleton instance
protected void	registerObjectStringConverter(Class clazz, ObjectStringConverter s) Registers another handler for the given class type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectStringConversion

protected ObjectStringConversion()

Creates a new instance of ObjectStringConversion

Method Detail

registerObjectStringConverter

protected void registerObjectStringConverter(Class clazz,
                                             ObjectStringConverter s)

Registers another handler for the given class type

Parameters:

clazz - the type of class

s - the converter

getInstance

public static ObjectStringConversion getInstance()

Provides access to the singleton instance

Returns:

an instance of ObjectStringConversion

convertToObject

public Object convertToObject(String o,
                              Class asClass)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: ObjectStringConverter

This method takes a String, and tries to interpret it as a String representation of the given classtype, which it will then create.

Specified by:

convertToObject in interface ObjectStringConverter

IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

o - the String to convert

asClass - the type which should be generated by this method. the method is free to create a more specific type, but that type must be assignment compatible

Returns:

an object which can safely be cast to the given type

convertToString

public String convertToString(Object o,
                              Class asClass)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: ObjectStringConverter

This method takes an object, treats it as an object of the given class type and produces a String representation.

Specified by:

convertToString in interface ObjectStringConverter

IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

o - the object to convert

asClass - the type which should be used to interpret the object, may be less specific than the actual object's type

Returns:

a string representation of the object