Class ClassConverter
java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter
org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.ClassConverter
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter
Converter
implementaion that handles conversion
to and from java.lang.Class objects.
The class will be loaded from the thread context class loader (if it exists); otherwise the class loader that loaded this class will be used.
Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a
ConversionException
if a conversion error occurs.
- Since:
- 1.4
- Version:
- $Id$
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionConstruct a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionException
if an error occurs.ClassConverter
(Object defaultValue) Construct a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprotected String
convertToString
(Object value) Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.protected <T> T
convertToType
(Class<T> type, Object value) Convert the input object into a java.lang.Class.protected Class
<?> Return the default type thisConverter
handles.Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter
conversionException, convert, convertArray, getDefault, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, log, setDefaultValue, toString, toString
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Constructor Details
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ClassConverter
public ClassConverter()Construct a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionException
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ClassConverter
Construct a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.- Parameters:
defaultValue
- The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
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Method Details
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getDefaultType
Return the default type thisConverter
handles.- Specified by:
getDefaultType
in classAbstractConverter
- Returns:
- The default type this
Converter
handles. - Since:
- 1.8.0
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convertToString
Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.
- Overrides:
convertToString
in classAbstractConverter
- Parameters:
value
- The input value to be converted- Returns:
- the converted String value.
- Since:
- 1.8.0
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convertToType
Convert the input object into a java.lang.Class.
- Specified by:
convertToType
in classAbstractConverter
- Type Parameters:
T
- Target type of the conversion.- Parameters:
type
- Data type to which this value should be converted.value
- The input value to be converted.- Returns:
- The converted value.
- Throws:
Throwable
- if an error occurs converting to the specified type- Since:
- 1.8.0
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