org.formaria.aria.helper
Class ArgumentConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.formaria.aria.helper.ArgumentConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassArgumentConverter

public abstract class ArgumentConverter
extends java.lang.Object

An interfaces for helpers that convert a string representation of type to a target type.

Copyright (c) Formaria Ltd.,
License: see license.txt

Constructor Summary

ArgumentConverter()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.String value) Convert a string value to a destination argument type
boolean	forType(java.lang.Class type) Is the conversion allowed for a particular context
abstract java.lang.Class	getTarget() Get the target class follwoing conversion

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArgumentConverter

public ArgumentConverter()

Method Detail

getTarget

public abstract java.lang.Class getTarget()

Get the target class follwoing conversion

convert

public abstract java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.String value)

Convert a string value to a destination argument type

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

forType

public boolean forType(java.lang.Class type)

Is the conversion allowed for a particular context

Parameters:

type - the object type (class) where the argument will be used

Returns: