org.apache.commons.convert.conversion
Class IdentityConversionFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.convert.conversion.IdentityConversionFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConversionFactory

public class IdentityConversionFactory
extends Object
implements ConversionFactory

Conversion from TimeZone to String using getID().

Since:

1.0

Version:

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

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Field Summary

static ConversionFactory

INSTANCE Singleton instance of this factory

Constructor Summary

protected

IdentityConversionFactory() Restricted constructor.

Method Summary

Conversion	getInstance(Object value, Class fromType, Class toType) Create a new conversion object for the specified from and to types.
int	getMatchPercent(Object value, Class fromType, Class toType) Checks if the types are equal, if so return 80.
String	toString() Gets a string suitable for debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final ConversionFactory INSTANCE

Singleton instance of this factory

Constructor Detail

IdentityConversionFactory

protected IdentityConversionFactory()

Restricted constructor.

Method Detail

getMatchPercent

public int getMatchPercent(Object value,
                           Class fromType,
                           Class toType)

Checks if the types are equal, if so return 80.

Specified by:

getMatchPercent in interface ConversionFactory

Parameters:

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

fromType - the type to convert from, may be null

toType - the type to convert to, may be null

Returns:

80 if types are equal

getInstance

public Conversion getInstance(Object value,
                              Class fromType,
                              Class toType)

Create a new conversion object for the specified from and to types.

This implementation returns the identity conversion.

Specified by:

getInstance in interface ConversionFactory

Parameters:

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

fromType - the type to convert from, may be null

toType - the type to convert to, may be null

Returns:

a Conversion object for repeatedly performing conversions

toString

public String toString()

Gets a string suitable for debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a debugging string