org.oddjob.arooa.convert
Class DefaultConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.oddjob.arooa.convert.DefaultConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ArooaConverter, ConversionLookup

public class DefaultConverter
extends Object
implements ArooaConverter

The Default ArooaConverter. This converter uses a ConversionLookup to provide the ConversionPath for the conversion. If none is provided the DefaultConversionLookup is used.

Author:

rob

Constructor Summary

DefaultConverter()

DefaultConverter(ConversionLookup convertlets)
Only Constructor.

Method Summary

<F,T> T	convert(F from, Class<T> required) Perform a conversion.
<F,T> ConversionPath<F,T>	findConversion(Class<F> fromClass, Class<T> required) Find a conversion in the convertletRegistry.
ConversionLookup	getRegistry()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultConverter

public DefaultConverter(ConversionLookup convertlets)

Only Constructor.

Parameters:

convertlets - A ConvertletRegistry.

DefaultConverter

public DefaultConverter()

Method Detail

getRegistry

public ConversionLookup getRegistry()

convert

public <F,T> T convert(F from,
                       Class<T> required)
          throws NoConversionAvailableException,
                 ConversionFailedException

Perform a conversion. This is the main entry point method. It does the following.

• If from is null, return null.
• If from is an ArooaValue and it's not already the required ArooaValue then perform a conversion using the best conversion found from the provided ArooaConversionKit.
• Attempt to find a conversion using the conversion registry.
• If this fails, and from and required are both arrays. Attempt to convert their contents.

Specified by:

convert in interface ArooaConverter

See Also:

ArooaConverter.convert(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)

Parameters:

from - The Object to convert. May be null.

required - The Class the object is to converted into.

Returns:

The converted object. Will be of the class given as the required parameter or null.

Throws:

NoConversionAvailableException - If ther is no conversion to the required type.

ConversionFailedException - If applying the conversion failed.

findConversion

public <F,T> ConversionPath<F,T> findConversion(Class<F> fromClass,
                                                Class<T> required)

Find a conversion in the convertletRegistry.

Specified by:

findConversion in interface ConversionLookup

Parameters:

fromClass - Class to convert from.

required - Class to convert to.

Returns:

A conversion path that can be used to perform the conversion.

Throws:

NoConversionAvailableException - If no conversion is available.