Package org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter

Class AbstractConverter<C>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wicket.util.convert.converter.AbstractConverter<C>

Type Parameters:

C -

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, IConverter<C>, IClusterable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractDateConverter, AbstractJavaTimeConverter, AbstractNumberConverter, BooleanConverter, CharacterConverter

public abstract class AbstractConverter<C>
extends java.lang.Object
implements IConverter<C>

Base class for locale aware type converters.

Author:

Eelco Hillenius

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	convertToString(C value, java.util.Locale locale)	Converts the given value to a string.
protected abstract java.lang.Class<C>	getTargetType()
protected ConversionException	newConversionException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale)	Creates a conversion exception for throwing
protected C	parse(java.text.Format format, java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale)	Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.wicket.util.convert.IConverter

convertToObject

Constructor Detail

AbstractConverter

public AbstractConverter()

Method Detail

parse

protected C parse(java.text.Format format,
                  java.lang.Object value,
                  java.util.Locale locale)

Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Parameters:

format - The format to use

value - The object to parse

locale - The locale to use to parse.

Returns:

The object

Throws:

ConversionException - Thrown if parsing fails

newConversionException

protected ConversionException newConversionException(java.lang.String message,
                                                     java.lang.Object value,
                                                     java.util.Locale locale)

Creates a conversion exception for throwing

Parameters:

message - The message

value - The value that didn't convert

locale - The locale

Returns:

The ConversionException

getTargetType

protected abstract java.lang.Class<C> getTargetType()

Returns:

The target type of this type converter

convertToString

public java.lang.String convertToString(C value,
                                        java.util.Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Converts the given value to a string.

Specified by:

convertToString in interface IConverter<C>

Parameters:

value - The value to convert

locale - The locale used to convert the value

Returns:

The converted string value

See Also:

IConverter.convertToString(java.lang.Object, Locale)