lumis.util.converter

Interface IConverter

All Known Subinterfaces:

ISourceConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConverter, AbstractSourceConverter, BooleanConverter, CategorizationDataType.CategorizationConverter, CollectionConverter, ConverterDefaultParameterDecorator, DateConverter, DateTimeConverter, DelegateToRegisteredConverter, FileDataType.FileDataConverter, FilesDataType.FilesDataConverter, NumberConverter, PageDataType.PageDataConverter, PageOrPageTemplateDataType.PageOrPageTemplateDataConverter, PageTemplateDataType.PageDataConverter, ParentContentDataType.ParentContentDataConverter, ResourcesDataType.ResourcesDataConverter, RestConverter, TimeConverter, URLConverter

@StableMinor(version="12.1",
             sinceVersion="4.0")
public interface IConverter

Converter interface defines the methods converters must implement.

Since:

4.0.4

Version:

$Revision: 23263 $ $Date: 2019-10-09 21:03:57 +0000 (Wed, 09 Oct 2019) $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	convert(Class<T> type, Object value) Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.
<T> T	convert(Class<T> type, Object value, Locale locale) Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.
<T> T	convert(Class<T> type, Object value, Locale locale, String pattern) Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(Class<T> type,
              Object value,
              Locale locale,
              String pattern)

Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - generics support for the data type specified.

Parameters:

type - data type to which the value should be converted.

value - the input value to be converted.

locale - locale to be used during conversion, if necessary.

pattern - converter specific conversion pattern, to be used during conversion, if necessary.

Since:

4.0.4

convert

<T> T convert(Class<T> type,
              Object value,
              Locale locale)

Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - generics support for the data type specified.

Parameters:

type - data type to which the value should be converted.

value - the input value to be converted.

locale - locale to be used during conversion

Since:

4.0.4

convert

<T> T convert(Class<T> type,
              Object value)

Converts the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - generics support for the data type specified.

Parameters:

type - data type to which the value should be converted.

value - the input value to be converted.

Since:

4.0.4