org.apache.commons.jxpath.util
Class BasicTypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.jxpath.util.BasicTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

public class BasicTypeConverter

extends java.lang.Object

implements TypeConverter

The default implementation of TypeConverter.

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $ $Date: 2004/06/29 21:50:02 $

Author:

Dmitri Plotnikov

Nested Class Summary

(package private) static class	BasicTypeConverter.ValueNodeSet
(package private) static class	BasicTypeConverter.ValuePointer

Constructor Summary

BasicTypeConverter()

Method Summary

protected java.util.Collection	allocateCollection(java.lang.Class type)
protected java.lang.Number	allocateNumber(java.lang.Class type, double value)
boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class toType) Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
protected boolean	canCreateCollection(java.lang.Class type)
java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class toType) Converts the supplied object to the specified type.
protected java.lang.Object	convertNullToPrimitive(java.lang.Class toType)
protected java.lang.Object	convertStringToPrimitive(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class toType)
protected java.util.Collection	unmodifiableCollection(java.util.Collection collection)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BasicTypeConverter

public BasicTypeConverter()

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(java.lang.Object object,
                          java.lang.Class toType)

Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface TypeConverter

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object object,
                                java.lang.Class toType)

Converts the supplied object to the specified type. Throws a runtime exception if the conversion is not possible.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter

convertNullToPrimitive

protected java.lang.Object convertNullToPrimitive(java.lang.Class toType)

convertStringToPrimitive

protected java.lang.Object convertStringToPrimitive(java.lang.Object object,
                                                    java.lang.Class toType)

allocateNumber

protected java.lang.Number allocateNumber(java.lang.Class type,
                                          double value)

canCreateCollection

protected boolean canCreateCollection(java.lang.Class type)

allocateCollection

protected java.util.Collection allocateCollection(java.lang.Class type)

unmodifiableCollection

protected java.util.Collection unmodifiableCollection(java.util.Collection collection)