Coverage Report - org.apache.commons.convert.Converter
 
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Converter
N/A
N/A
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 package org.apache.commons.convert;
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 /** Converter interface. Classes implement this interface to convert one
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  * Java object type to another.
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  *
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  * @param <S> The source object type
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  * @param <T> The target object type
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  */
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 public interface Converter<S, T> {
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     /** Returns <code>true</code> if this object can convert
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      * <code>sourceClass</code> to <code>targetClass</code>.
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      * <p>Implementations can accomodate class hierarchy ranges
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      * by converting super classes or interfaces.</p>
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      *
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      * @param sourceClass The source <code>Class</code>
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      * @param targetClass The target <code>Class</code>
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      * @return <code>true</code> if this object can convert
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      * <code>sourceClass</code> to <code>targetClass</code>.
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      */
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     public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceClass, Class<?> targetClass);
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     /** Converts <code>obj</code> to <code>T</code>.
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      *
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      * @param obj The source <code>Object</code> to convert
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      * @return The converted <code>Object</code>
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      * @throws ConversionException
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      */
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     public T convert(S obj) throws ConversionException;
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     /** Returns the source <code>Class</code> for this converter.
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      *
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      * @return The source <code>Class</code> for this converter
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      */
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     public Class<?> getSourceClass();
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     /** Returns the target <code>Class</code> for this converter.
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      *
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      * @return The target <code>Class</code> for this converter
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      */
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     public Class<?> getTargetClass();
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 }