Interface TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicTypeConverter, JXPath11CompatibleTypeConverter
public interface TypeConverter
A type converter can be installed on TypeUtils to introduce additional type conversions for JXPath. Most of the time BasicTypeConverter should be used as the superclass.
Version:
$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $
Author:
Dmitri Plotnikov
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    canConvert(Object object, Class toType)
    Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
    Object
    convert(Object object, Class toType)
    Converts the supplied object to the specified type.

  • Method Details

    • canConvert

      boolean canConvert(Object object, Class toType)
      Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
      Parameters:
      object - object to test
      toType - target class
      Returns:
      boolean

    • convert

      Object convert(Object object, Class toType)
      Converts the supplied object to the specified type. Throws a runtime exception if the conversion is not possible.
      Parameters:
      object - object to convert
      toType - target class
      Returns:
      resulting Object