Package ognl
Interface TypeConverter
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DefaultTypeConverter
public interface TypeConverter
Interface for accessing the type conversion facilities within a context.- Author:
- Luke Blanshard (blanshlu@netscape.net), Drew Davidson (drew@ognl.org)
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.Object
convertValue(java.util.Map context, java.lang.Object target, java.lang.reflect.Member member, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class toType)
Converts the given value to a given type.
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Method Detail
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convertValue
java.lang.Object convertValue(java.util.Map context, java.lang.Object target, java.lang.reflect.Member member, java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class toType)
Converts the given value to a given type. The OGNL context, target, member and name of property being set are given. This method should be able to handle conversion in general without any context, target, member or property name specified.- Parameters:
context
- OGNL context under which the conversion is being donetarget
- target object in which the property is being setmember
- member (Constructor, Method or Field) being setpropertyName
- property name being setvalue
- value to be convertedtoType
- type to which value is converted- Returns:
- Converted value of type toType or TypeConverter.NoConversionPossible to indicate that the conversion was not possible.
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