cookxml.core.interfaces

Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanConverter, ByteConverter, CallCtorConverter, CallFunctionConverter, CharConverter, DocumentElementConverter, DoubleConverter, FloatConverter, IntConverter, ObjectConverter, ShortConverter, URLConverter

public interface Converter

Converters are used to convert a string (obtained from an attribute value) to the actual value needed by the setter.

Since:

CookXml 1.0

Version:

$Id: Converter.java 218 2007-06-06 06:10:10Z coconut $

See Also:

ConverterException

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.String value, cookxml.core.DecodeEngine decodeEngine) Convert a string value into an object type.

Method Detail

convert

java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.String value,
                         cookxml.core.DecodeEngine decodeEngine)
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Convert a string value into an object type.

Parameters:

value - the string value to be converted.

decodeEngine - the DecodeEngine to be used.

Returns:

the converted object.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If the exception is not a ConverterException, then it should be wrapped inside one by the caller.