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Interface ConverterManager

@Role
public interface ConverterManager

Simple API to do universal conversion between two types.

To add support for another target type, implements a new Converter component

Since:

2.0M2

Version:

$Id: dbab3f6b3e99306db08147cf60024fd94d011c58 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	convert(Type targetType, Object sourceValue) Convert provided value into the provided target type.
default <T> Converter<T>	getConverter(Type targetType)

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(Type targetType,
              Object sourceValue)

Convert provided value into the provided target type.

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

getConverter

default <T> Converter<T> getConverter(Type targetType)

Type Parameters:

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

Parameters:

targetType - the type for which the converter has been registered

Returns:

the converter associated to the provided type or null if none could be found

Since:

9.0RC1