Package org.apache.commons.convert

The main API for using the convert project.

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Description

Interface Summary

Conversion	Defines a class that can convert one object to an object of another type.
ConversionFactory	Defines a factory for Conversion objects that will create a conversion on demand or return a singleton.

Class Summary

ConversionRegistry	ConversionRegistry manages the Conversion and ConversionFactory objects.
Converter	Converter is the central class that holds a set of registered converters together and allows conversion to occur.
ConvertUtils	Simple public API for the conversion system consisting of static methods.

Exception Summary

ConversionException

ConversionException is used when a conversion has failed for some reason.

Package org.apache.commons.convert Description

The main API for using the convert project.

This package contains the main API of the convert project.

• Conversion is the simple interface that converts from one type to another.
• ConversionFactory allows conversions to be created for class hierarchies and in other situations where a single hard-coded conversion is inappropriate.
• ConversionRegistry is the manager class that stores a list of registered conversions and factories and picks the best one for the job.
• Convertor provides a simple interface onto the registry.
• ConvertUtils is a simple static utility class that has a fixed default set of conversions.