org.xwiki.properties.converter
Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionConverter, AbstractConverter

@ComponentRole
public interface Converter

Converter provided value in the provided target type.

The role of this component is supposed to be the supported target types. For example:

 @Component("java.lang.Integer")
 public class IntegerConverter implements Converter
 

When something goes wrong a Converter can throw a ConversionException.

Since:

2.0M2

Version:

$Id: Converter.java 33729 2010-12-29 13:14:04Z tmortagne $

Method Summary

<T> T

convert(java.lang.reflect.Type targetType, java.lang.Object sourceValue)

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(java.lang.reflect.Type targetType,
              java.lang.Object sourceValue)

Type Parameters:

T - the type in which the provided value has to be converted

Parameters:

targetType - the type in which the provided value has to be converted

sourceValue - the value to convert

Returns:

the converted value

Since:

3.0M1