Package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters

Class FileConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter<File>

org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.FileConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<File>

public final class FileConverter
extends AbstractConverter<File>

Converter implementation that handles conversion to and from java.io.File objects.

Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FileConverter()	Constructs a java.io.File Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
FileConverter(File defaultValue)	Constructs a java.io.File Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected <T> T	convertToType(Class<T> type, Object value)	Converts the input object into a java.io.File.
protected Class<File>	getDefaultType()	Gets the default type this Converter handles.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter

conversionException, convert, convertArray, convertToString, getDefault, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, setDefaultValue, toLowerCase, toString, toString, toTrim

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

FileConverter

public FileConverter()

Constructs a java.io.File Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.

FileConverter

public FileConverter(File defaultValue)

Constructs a java.io.File Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Parameters:

defaultValue - The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.

Method Details

convertToType

protected <T> T convertToType(Class<T> type,
 Object value)
                       throws Throwable

Converts the input object into a java.io.File.

Specified by:

convertToType in class AbstractConverter<File>

Type Parameters:

T - The target type of the conversion.

Parameters:

type - Data type to which this value should be converted.

value - The input value to be converted.

Returns:

The converted value.

Throws:

Throwable - if an error occurs converting to the specified type

Since:

1.8.0

getDefaultType

protected Class<File> getDefaultType()

Gets the default type this Converter handles.

Specified by:

getDefaultType in class AbstractConverter<File>

Returns:

The default type this Converter handles.

Since:

1.8.0