org.apache.commons.convert
Interface Conversion

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConversion, ClassToStringConversion, StringToIntegerConversion

public interface Conversion

Defines a class that can convert one object to an object of another type.

All configuration data for the conversion must be set on the converter separately.

Since:

1.0

Version:

$Id: Conversion.java 155441 2005-02-26 13:19:22Z dirkv $

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Method Summary

Object	convert(Object value, Converter converter) Convert the specified input object into an output object of the another type.
Class	getFromType() The type to convert from.
Class	getToType() The type to convert to.

Method Detail

convert

Object convert(Object value,
               Converter converter)
               throws Exception

Convert the specified input object into an output object of the another type.

Parameters:

value - the value to be converted, read only, may be null

converter - the converter being used, not null

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

Exception - if conversion fails, use ConversionException if creating a new exception, otherwise just allow exceptions to be thrown

getFromType

Class getFromType()

The type to convert from.

Returns:

the Class object representing the class to convert to

getToType

Class getToType()

The type to convert to.

Returns:

the Class object representing the class to convert from