org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters
Class CharacterConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter
      extended by org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.CharacterConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

public final class CharacterConverter
extends AbstractConverter

Converter implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Character objects.

Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Since:
1.3
Version:
$Revision: 555845 $ $Date: 2007-07-13 03:52:05 +0100 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan

Constructor Summary
CharacterConverter()
          Construct a java.lang.Character Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
CharacterConverter(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
          Construct a java.lang.Character Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
 
Method Summary
protected  java.lang.String convertToString(java.lang.Object value)
          Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.
protected  java.lang.Object convertToType(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Object value)
          Convert the input object into a java.lang.Character.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter
convert, convertArray, getDefault, getDefaultType, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, log, primitive, setDefaultValue, toString, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

CharacterConverter

public CharacterConverter()
Construct a java.lang.Character Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.


CharacterConverter

public CharacterConverter(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.lang.Character 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.
Method Detail

convertToString

protected java.lang.String convertToString(java.lang.Object value)

Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.

Overrides:
convertToString in class AbstractConverter
Parameters:
value - The input value to be converted
Returns:
the converted String value.

convertToType

protected java.lang.Object convertToType(java.lang.Class type,
                                         java.lang.Object value)
                                  throws java.lang.Exception

Convert the input object into a java.lang.Character.

Specified by:
convertToType in class AbstractConverter
Parameters:
type - Data type to which this value should be converted.
value - The input value to be converted.
Returns:
The converted value.
Throws:
java.lang.Exception - if conversion cannot be performed successfully


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