org.xwiki.properties.converter
Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionConverter, AbstractConverter

@Role
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: b439af5c8e4c7ab36a5daba5cd41efe5a95c5d5d $

Method Summary

<T> T

convert(Type targetType, Object sourceValue)

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(Type targetType,
              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