com.iternum.swlink.beanutils
Class FormatConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.iternum.swlink.beanutils.FormatConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter

public class FormatConverter

extends java.lang.Object

implements org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter

This class is a beanutils converter that is used to convert objects of a specific type to a String using configurable formatters that extent the java.text.Format interface.

Author:

bankkar

Constructor Summary

FormatConverter()
Creates an empty format converter.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Class pTargetClass, java.lang.Object pSource) This class converts an incoming String for various incoming objects.
void	setFormat(java.lang.Class pClass, Format pFormat) Add a Format for a class, replacing an existing format for the same class.
void	setFormat(java.lang.Class pClass, java.text.Format pFormat) Convenience method to add a java.text.Format for a class, replacing an existing format for the same class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatConverter

public FormatConverter()

Creates an empty format converter.

Method Detail

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Class pTargetClass,
                                java.lang.Object pSource)

This class converts an incoming String for various incoming objects. Where a formatter is registered for the supplied type, the formatter is applied. If no formatter is supplied, the source objects toString() method is applied.

Specified by:

convert in interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter

Parameters:

pTargetClass - The type to return. Only java.lang.String is allowed.

pSource - The object to be formatted

Returns:

The formatted String

setFormat

public final void setFormat(java.lang.Class pClass,
                            Format pFormat)

Add a Format for a class, replacing an existing format for the same class.

Parameters:

pClass - The class to apply the format for

pFormat - The format to set

setFormat

public final void setFormat(java.lang.Class pClass,
                            java.text.Format pFormat)

Convenience method to add a java.text.Format for a class, replacing an existing format for the same class.

Parameters:

pClass - The class to apply the format for

pFormat - The java.text.Format to set