Interface TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
ArrayConverter, CollectionConverter, DateConverter, DefaultTypeConverter, NumberConverter, StringConverter, StrutsTypeConverter, UploadedFileConverter, XWorkBasicConverter, XWorkConverter, XWorkTypeConverterWrapper

public interface TypeConverter
Interface for accessing the type conversion facilities within a context. This interface was copied from OGNL's TypeConverter
Author:
Luke Blanshard (blanshlu@netscape.net), Drew Davidson (drew@ognl.org)
  • Field Details

    • NO_CONVERSION_POSSIBLE

      static final Object NO_CONVERSION_POSSIBLE
  • Method Details

    • convertValue

      Object convertValue(Map<String,Object> context, Object target, Member member, String propertyName, Object value, Class toType)
      Converts the given value to a given type. The OGNL 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.
      Parameters:
      context - 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.