Package org.cyclopsgroup.caff.conversion

Class AnnotatedConverter<T>

java.lang.Object

org.cyclopsgroup.caff.conversion.AnnotatedConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type of value to converter from/to

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<T>

public class AnnotatedConverter<T>
extends Object
implements Converter<T>

Converter that converts based on rules defined in annotation

Author:

Jiaqi Guo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type, PropertyDescriptor descriptor)	Constructor with a property descriptor
AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type, Annotation annotation)	Constructor with given Annotation
AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type, Iterable<AnnotatedElement> elements)	Constructor with an annotated element with annotations.
AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type, AnnotatedElement firstElement, AnnotatedElement... additionalElements)	Constructor with an annotated element with annotations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	fromCharacters(CharSequence text)
CharSequence	toCharacters(T value)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AnnotatedConverter

public AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type,
 AnnotatedElement firstElement,
 AnnotatedElement... additionalElements)

Constructor with an annotated element with annotations.

Parameters:

type - the kind of bean to convert from/to.

firstElement - is the first element in array to add.

additionalElements - the rest of elements as an array.

AnnotatedConverter

public AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type,
 Annotation annotation)

Constructor with given Annotation

Parameters:

type - Value type to convert from/to

annotation - Annotation that defines conversion rule

AnnotatedConverter

public AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type,
 Iterable<AnnotatedElement> elements)

Constructor with an annotated element with annotations.

Parameters:

type - Type to convert from/to.

elements - Iterable of annotated elements.

AnnotatedConverter

public AnnotatedConverter(Class<T> type,
 PropertyDescriptor descriptor)

Constructor with a property descriptor

Parameters:

type - Type of value to convert

descriptor - Property descriptor

Method Details

fromCharacters

public T fromCharacters(CharSequence text)

Specified by:

fromCharacters in interface Converter<T>

Parameters:

text - Character sequence form of value

Returns:

Converted result

toCharacters

public CharSequence toCharacters(T value)

Specified by:

toCharacters in interface Converter<T>

Parameters:

value - Object instance

Returns:

Text form of value