Class StringArrayConverter

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractArrayConverter
org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.StringArrayConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

@Deprecated public final class StringArrayConverter extends AbstractArrayConverter
Deprecated.
Replaced by the new ArrayConverter implementation
Standard Converter implementation that converts an incoming String into an array of String objects. On a conversion failure, returns a specified default value or throws a ConversionException depending on how this instance is constructed.

There is also some special handling where the input is of type int[]. See method convert for more details.

Since:
1.4
Version:
$Id$
  • Field Details

    • MODEL

      private static final String[] MODEL
      Deprecated.

      Model object for type comparisons.

    • INT_MODEL

      private static final int[] INT_MODEL
      Deprecated.

      Model object for int arrays.

  • Constructor Details

    • StringArrayConverter

      public StringArrayConverter()
      Deprecated.
      Create a Converter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
    • StringArrayConverter

      public StringArrayConverter(Object defaultValue)
      Deprecated.
      Create a Converter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
      Parameters:
      defaultValue - The default value to be returned
  • Method Details

    • convert

      public Object convert(Class type, Object value)
      Deprecated.
      Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

      If the value is already of type String[] then it is simply returned unaltered.

      If the value is of type int[], then a String[] is returned where each element in the string array is the result of calling Integer.toString on the corresponding element of the int array. This was added as a result of bugzilla request #18297 though there is not complete agreement that this feature should have been added.

      In all other cases, this method calls toString on the input object, then assumes the result is a comma-separated list of values. The values are split apart into the individual items and returned as the elements of an array. See class AbstractArrayConverter for the exact input formats supported.

      Specified by:
      convert in interface Converter
      Specified by:
      convert in class AbstractArrayConverter
      Parameters:
      type - is the data type to which this value should be converted. It is expected to be the class for type String[] (though this parameter is actually ignored by this method).
      value - is the input value to be converted. If null then the default value is returned or an exception thrown if no default value exists.
      Returns:
      the converted value
      Throws:
      ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully, or the input is null and there is no default value set for this object.