Class AbstractConverter
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter
- Direct Known Subclasses:
ArrayConverter
,BooleanConverter
,CharacterConverter
,ClassConverter
,DateTimeConverter
,FileConverter
,NumberConverter
,StringConverter
,URLConverter
public abstract class AbstractConverter extends java.lang.Object implements Converter
BaseConverter
implementation that provides the structure for handling conversion to and from a specified type.This implementation provides the basic structure for converting to/from a specified type optionally using a default value or throwing a
ConversionException
if a conversion error occurs.Implementations should provide conversion to the specified type and from the specified type to a
String
value by implementing the following methods:convertToString(value)
- convert to a String (default implementation uses the objectstoString()
method).convertToType(Class, value)
- convert to the specified type
The default value has to be compliant to the default type of this converter - which is enforced by the generic type parameter. If a conversion is not possible and a default value is set, the converter tries to transform the default value to the requested target type. If this fails, a
ConversionException
if thrown.- Since:
- 1.8.0
- Version:
- $Id: AbstractConverter.java 1632171 2014-10-15 20:15:17Z ggregory $
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description AbstractConverter()
Construct a Converter that throws aConversionException
if an error occurs.AbstractConverter(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
Construct a Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description protected ConversionException
conversionException(java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.Object value)
Generates a standard conversion exception with a message indicating that the passed in value cannot be converted to the desired target type.<T> T
convert(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value)
Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type.protected java.lang.Object
convertArray(java.lang.Object value)
Return the first element from an Array (or Collection) or the value unchanged if not an Array (or Collection).protected java.lang.String
convertToString(java.lang.Object value)
Convert the input object into a String.protected abstract <T> T
convertToType(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value)
Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type.protected java.lang.Object
getDefault(java.lang.Class<?> type)
Return the default value for conversions to the specified type.protected abstract java.lang.Class<?>
getDefaultType()
Return the default type thisConverter
handles.protected <T> T
handleError(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Throwable cause)
Handle Conversion Errors.protected <T> T
handleMissing(java.lang.Class<T> type)
Handle missing values.boolean
isUseDefault()
Indicates whether a default value will be returned or exception thrown in the event of a conversion error.protected void
setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
Set the default value, converting as required.java.lang.String
toString()
Provide a String representation of this converter.
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Constructor Detail
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AbstractConverter
public AbstractConverter()
Construct a Converter that throws aConversionException
if an error occurs.
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AbstractConverter
public AbstractConverter(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
Construct a 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 Detail
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isUseDefault
public boolean isUseDefault()
Indicates whether a default value will be returned or exception thrown in the event of a conversion error.- Returns:
true
if a default value will be returned for conversion errors orfalse
if aConversionException
will be thrown.
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convert
public <T> T convert(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value)
Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type.- Specified by:
convert
in interfaceConverter
- Type Parameters:
T
- the target type of the conversion- Parameters:
type
- Data type to which this value should be convertedvalue
- The input value to be converted- Returns:
- The converted value.
- Throws:
ConversionException
- if conversion cannot be performed successfully and no default is specified.
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convertToString
protected java.lang.String convertToString(java.lang.Object value) throws java.lang.Throwable
Convert the input object into a String.N.B.This implementation simply uses the value's
toString()
method and should be overriden if a more sophisticated mechanism for conversion to a String is required.- Parameters:
value
- The input value to be converted.- Returns:
- the converted String value.
- Throws:
java.lang.Throwable
- if an error occurs converting to a String
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convertToType
protected abstract <T> T convertToType(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value) throws java.lang.Throwable
Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type.Typical implementations will provide a minimum of
String --> type
conversion.- 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:
java.lang.Throwable
- if an error occurs converting to the specified type
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convertArray
protected java.lang.Object convertArray(java.lang.Object value)
Return the first element from an Array (or Collection) or the value unchanged if not an Array (or Collection). N.B. This needs to be overriden for array/Collection converters.- Parameters:
value
- The value to convert- Returns:
- The first element in an Array (or Collection) or the value unchanged if not an Array (or Collection)
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handleError
protected <T> T handleError(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Throwable cause)
Handle Conversion Errors.If a default value has been specified then it is returned otherwise a ConversionException is thrown.
- 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 convertedcause
- The exception thrown by theconvert
method- Returns:
- The default value.
- Throws:
ConversionException
- if no default value has been specified for thisConverter
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handleMissing
protected <T> T handleMissing(java.lang.Class<T> type)
Handle missing values.If a default value has been specified, then it is returned (after a cast to the desired target class); otherwise a ConversionException is thrown.
- Type Parameters:
T
- the desired target type- Parameters:
type
- Data type to which this value should be converted.- Returns:
- The default value.
- Throws:
ConversionException
- if no default value has been specified for thisConverter
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setDefaultValue
protected void setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
Set the default value, converting as required.If the default value is different from the type the
Converter
handles, it will be converted to the handled type.- Parameters:
defaultValue
- The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.- Throws:
ConversionException
- if an error occurs converting the default value
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getDefaultType
protected abstract java.lang.Class<?> getDefaultType()
Return the default type thisConverter
handles.- Returns:
- The default type this
Converter
handles.
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getDefault
protected java.lang.Object getDefault(java.lang.Class<?> type)
Return the default value for conversions to the specified type.- Parameters:
type
- Data type to which this value should be converted.- Returns:
- The default value for the specified type.
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toString
public java.lang.String toString()
Provide a String representation of this converter.- Overrides:
toString
in classjava.lang.Object
- Returns:
- A String representation of this converter
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conversionException
protected ConversionException conversionException(java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.Object value)
Generates a standard conversion exception with a message indicating that the passed in value cannot be converted to the desired target type.- Parameters:
type
- the target typevalue
- the value to be converted- Returns:
- a
ConversionException
with a standard message - Since:
- 1.9
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