Package com.gengoai.conversion

Class ClassTypeConverter

java.lang.Object

com.gengoai.conversion.ClassTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

@MetaInfServices(TypeConverter.class)
public class ClassTypeConverter
extends Object
implements TypeConverter

Converts object into Class values. Conversion is possible for the following types:

• Type: All types are attempted to convert to classes using TypeUtils.asClass(Type)
• JsonEntry and CharSequence: Converted to strings and treated as class names
• Other: Object.getClass()

Author:

David B. Bracewell

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassTypeConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	convert(Object object, Type... parameters)	Converts an object from one type to another.
Class[]	getConversionType()	Array of classes that this type converter can convert objects to

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassTypeConverter

public ClassTypeConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Object object,
                      Type... parameters)
               throws TypeConversionException

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts an object from one type to another.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

object - the source object

parameters - the optional type parameters when using Generics.

Returns:

the converted object

Throws:

TypeConversionException - the source object was not able to be converted to the target type

getConversionType

public Class[] getConversionType()

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Array of classes that this type converter can convert objects to

Specified by:

getConversionType in interface TypeConverter

Returns:

the classes that this converter can convert to