Package org.apache.struts2.conversion
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)
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Field Summary
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Field Details
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NO_CONVERSION_POSSIBLE
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Method Details
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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 donetarget
- target object in which the property is being setmember
- member (Constructor, Method or Field) being setpropertyName
- property name being setvalue
- value to be convertedtoType
- type to which value is converted- Returns:
- Converted value of type toType or TypeConverter.NoConversionPossible to indicate that the conversion was not possible.
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