org.jbeanmapper
Interface BeanConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultBeanConverter

public interface BeanConverter

Data type converter to manage conversion of objects from one type to another.

Author:

Brian Pugh

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

convert(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Object value, MappingContext context) Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Method Detail

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Class type,
                                java.lang.Object value,
                                MappingContext context)
                         throws PropertyMappingException,
                                BeanMappingException

Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - Data type to which this value should be converted

value - The input value to be converted

context - the context for this mapping.

Returns:

an instance of type converted from value.

Throws:

PropertyMappingException - if property mapping fails.

BeanMappingException - if a bean mapping fails.