Package org.picocontainer.converters

Class BuiltInConverters

java.lang.Object
org.picocontainer.converters.BuiltInConverters
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Converters
public class BuiltInConverters extends Object implements Converters, Serializable
Provides some built-in converters used by
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DefaultPicoContainer
. It supports by default primitive types (and boxed equivalents) and for File and URL types. Built-in converters can be changed by extending the class and overriding the method addBuiltInConverters().
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  • Constructor Details

    • BuiltInConverters

      public BuiltInConverters()

  • Method Details

    • addBuiltInConverters

      protected void addBuiltInConverters()

    • addConverter

      protected void addConverter(Converter<?> converter, Class<?> key)

    • canConvert

      public boolean canConvert(Type type)
      Description copied from interface: Converters
      Returns true if a converters is available to convert to the given object type
      Specified by:
      canConvert in interface Converters
      Parameters:
      type - the object Type to convert to
      Returns:
      true if the type can be converted to

    • convert

      public Object convert(String paramValue, Type type)
      Description copied from interface: Converters
      Converts a particular string value into the target type
      Specified by:
      convert in interface Converters
      Parameters:
      paramValue - the String value to convert
      type - the object Type to convert to
      Returns:
      The converted Object instance