Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.convert

Class PropertyConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.configuration2.convert.PropertyConverter

public final class PropertyConverter
extends Object

A utility class to convert the configuration properties into any type.

Since:

2.8.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	to(Class<?> cls, Object value, DefaultConversionHandler convHandler)	Converts the specified value object to the given target data class.
static BigDecimal	toBigDecimal(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a BigDecimal.
static BigInteger	toBigInteger(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a BigInteger.
static Boolean	toBoolean(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Boolean.
static Byte	toByte(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Byte.
static Calendar	toCalendar(Object value, String format)	Converts the specified object into a Calendar.
static Character	toCharacter(Object value)	Converts the specified value object to a Character.
static Color	toColor(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Color.
static Date	toDate(Object value, String format)	Converts the specified object into a Date.
static Double	toDouble(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Double.
static Duration	toDuration(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Duration.
static File	toFile(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a File.
static Float	toFloat(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Float.
static Integer	toInteger(Object value)	Converts the specified object into an Integer.
static Locale	toLocale(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Locale.
static Long	toLong(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Long.
static Path	toPath(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Path.
static Pattern	toPattern(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Pattern.
static Short	toShort(Object value)	Converts the specified object into a Short.
static URI	toURI(Object value)	Converts the specified object into an URI.
static URL	toURL(Object value)	Converts the specified object into an URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

to

public static Object to(Class<?> cls,
 Object value,
 DefaultConversionHandler convHandler)
                 throws ConversionException

Converts the specified value object to the given target data class. If additional information is required for this conversion, it is obtained from the passed in DefaultConversionHandler object. If the class is a primitive type (Integer.TYPE, Boolean.TYPE, etc), the value returned will use the wrapper type (Integer.class, Boolean.class, etc).

Parameters:

cls - the target class of the converted value

value - the value to convert

convHandler - the conversion handler object

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - if the value is not compatible with the requested type

toBigDecimal

public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(Object value)
                               throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a BigDecimal.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigDecimal

toBigInteger

public static BigInteger toBigInteger(Object value)
                               throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a BigInteger.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a BigInteger

toBoolean

public static Boolean toBoolean(Object value)
                         throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Boolean. Internally the org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils class from the Commons Lang project is used to perform this conversion. This class accepts some more tokens for the boolean value of true, for example yes and on. Please refer to the documentation of this class for more details.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a boolean

toByte

public static Byte toByte(Object value)
                   throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Byte.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a byte

toCalendar

public static Calendar toCalendar(Object value,
 String format)
                           throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Calendar.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

format - the DateFormat pattern to parse String values

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar

toCharacter

public static Character toCharacter(Object value)
                             throws ConversionException

Converts the specified value object to a Character. This method converts the passed in object to a string. If the string has exactly one character, this character is returned as result. Otherwise, conversion fails.

Parameters:

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the resulting Character object

Throws:

ConversionException - if the conversion is not possible

toColor

public static Color toColor(Object value)
                     throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Color. If the value is a String, the format allowed is (#)?[0-9A-F]{6}([0-9A-F]{2})?. Examples:

• FF0000 (red)
• 0000FFA0 (semi transparent blue)
• #CCCCCC (gray)
• #00FF00A0 (semi transparent green)

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Color

toDate

public static Date toDate(Object value,
 String format)
                   throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Date.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

format - the DateFormat pattern to parse String values

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Calendar

toDouble

public static Double toDouble(Object value)
                       throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Double.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Double

toDuration

public static Duration toDuration(Object value)
                           throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Duration.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Duration

Since:

2.8.0

toFile

public static File toFile(Object value)
                   throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a File.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a File

Since:

2.3

toFloat

public static Float toFloat(Object value)
                     throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Float.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Float

toInteger

public static Integer toInteger(Object value)
                         throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into an Integer.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to an integer

toLocale

public static Locale toLocale(Object value)
                       throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Locale.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Locale

toLong

public static Long toLong(Object value)
                   throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Long.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Long

toPath

public static Path toPath(Object value)
                   throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Path.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Path

Since:

2.3

toPattern

public static Pattern toPattern(Object value)
                         throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Pattern.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a Pattern

toShort

public static Short toShort(Object value)
                     throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into a Short.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to a short

toURI

public static URI toURI(Object value)
                 throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into an URI.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to an URI

toURL

public static URL toURL(Object value)
                 throws ConversionException

Converts the specified object into an URL.

Parameters:

value - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - thrown if the value cannot be converted to an URL