ariba.util.expr
Class DefaultTypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.expr.DefaultTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

public class DefaultTypeConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConverter

Default type conversion. Converts among numeric types and also strings.

Author:

Luke Blanshard (blanshlu@netscape.net), Drew Davidson (drew@ognl.org)

Constructor Summary

DefaultTypeConverter()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convertValue(java.util.Map context, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class toType)
java.lang.Object	convertValue(java.util.Map context, java.lang.Object target, java.lang.reflect.Member member, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class toType) Converts the given value to a given type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultTypeConverter

public DefaultTypeConverter()

Method Detail

convertValue

public java.lang.Object convertValue(java.util.Map context,
                                     java.lang.Object value,
                                     java.lang.Class toType)

convertValue

public java.lang.Object convertValue(java.util.Map context,
                                     java.lang.Object target,
                                     java.lang.reflect.Member member,
                                     java.lang.String propertyName,
                                     java.lang.Object value,
                                     java.lang.Class toType)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts the given value to a given type. The AribaExpr context, target, member and name of property being set are given. This method should be able to handle conversion in general without any context, target, member or property name specified.

Specified by:

convertValue in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

context - AribaExpr context under which the conversion is being done

target - target object in which the property is being set

member - member (Constructor, Method or Field) being set

propertyName - property name being set

value - value to be converted

toType - type to which value is converted

Returns:

Converted value of type toType or TypeConverter.NoConversionPossible to indicate that the conversion was not possible.