y.util
Class ReflectionStringConverter

java.lang.Object
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  +--y.util.AbstractStringConverter
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        +--y.util.ReflectionStringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectStringConverter

public class ReflectionStringConverter

extends AbstractStringConverter

A simple implementation of an ObjectStringConverter, which uses reflection to construct an object from a String representation and the toString() method to construct the String representation from an object.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class y.util.AbstractStringConverter

forClass

Constructor Summary

ReflectionStringConverter(Class forClass)
Creates a new instance of ReflectionSerializer for the given class type

ReflectionStringConverter(Class forClass, Class nativeType)
Creates a new instance of ReflectionSerializer for native types

Method Summary

protected Object	convertToObject(String o) This method must be implemented by subclasses. o will never be the null String
protected String	convertToString(Object o) This method must be implemented by subclasses. o will never be the null object.

Methods inherited from class y.util.AbstractStringConverter

convertToObject, convertToString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectionStringConverter

public ReflectionStringConverter(Class forClass)

Creates a new instance of ReflectionSerializer for the given class type

ReflectionStringConverter

public ReflectionStringConverter(Class forClass,
                                 Class nativeType)

Creates a new instance of ReflectionSerializer for native types

Method Detail

convertToObject

protected Object convertToObject(String o)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from class: AbstractStringConverter

This method must be implemented by subclasses. o will never be the null String

Specified by:

convertToObject in class AbstractStringConverter

IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

o - the string representation

Returns:

the created object

convertToString

protected String convertToString(Object o)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from class: AbstractStringConverter

This method must be implemented by subclasses. o will never be the null object.

Specified by:

convertToString in class AbstractStringConverter

IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

o - the object

Returns:

the String representation