Package org.jdesktop.beansbinding

Class Converter<S,T>

java.lang.Object

org.jdesktop.beansbinding.Converter<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the Converter's source type

T - the Converter's target type

public abstract class Converter<S,T>
extends Object

Converter is responsible for converting a value from one type to another.

The conversion methods can throw RuntimeExceptions in response to a problem in conversion. For example, a String to Integer converter might throw a NumberFormatException if the String can't be parsed properly into an Integer.

Author:

Shannon Hickey, Jan Stola, Scott Violet

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Converter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract T	convertForward(S value)	Converts a value from the source type to the target type.
abstract S	convertReverse(T value)	Converts a value from the target type to the source type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Converter

public Converter()

Method Detail

convertForward

public abstract T convertForward(S value)

Converts a value from the source type to the target type. Can throw a RuntimeException to indicate a problem with the conversion.

Parameters:

value - the source value to convert

Returns:

the value, converted to the target type

convertReverse

public abstract S convertReverse(T value)

Converts a value from the target type to the source type. Can throw a RuntimeException to indicate a problem with the conversion.

Parameters:

value - the target value to convert

Returns:

the value, converted to the source type