Class 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:
    $Id: CharacterConverter.java 1632171 2014-10-15 20:15:17Z ggregory $
    • 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

      • getDefaultType

        protected java.lang.Class<?> getDefaultType()
        Return the default type this Converter handles.
        Specified by:
        getDefaultType in class AbstractConverter
        Returns:
        The default type this Converter handles.
        Since:
        1.8.0
      • 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.
        Since:
        1.8.0
      • convertToType

        protected <T> T convertToType​(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                                      java.lang.Object value)
                               throws java.lang.Exception

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

        Specified by:
        convertToType in class AbstractConverter
        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.Exception - if conversion cannot be performed successfully
        Since:
        1.8.0