org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.converters

Class ClassConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tamaya.core.internal.converters.ClassConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyConverter<Class<?>>

public class ClassConverter
extends Object
implements PropertyConverter<Class<?>>

Converter, converting from String to Class, hereby using the following classloaders:

• The current ThreadContext ClassLoader
• The Classloader of this class
• The system Classloader

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	convert(String value, ConversionContext context) Convert the given configuration keys from its String representation into the required target type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassConverter

public ClassConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public Class<?> convert(String value,
                        ConversionContext context)

Description copied from interface: PropertyConverter

Convert the given configuration keys from its String representation into the required target type. The context instance passed also allows to add a list of supported formats, which is very handy in case a value could not be converted. This list of supported formats can then shown to the user to give some hints how a value could be configured.

Specified by:

convert in interface PropertyConverter<Class<?>>

Parameters:

value - configuration key that needs to be converted

context - the ConversionContext, containing the String value and the requested configuration key.

Returns:

converted keys

See Also:

ConversionContext.addSupportedFormats(Class, String...)