ma.glasnost.orika
Class CustomConverter<S,D>

java.lang.Object
  ma.glasnost.orika.CustomConverter<S,D>

Type Parameters:

S - the source type

D - the destination type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<S,D>, MappedTypePair<S,D>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BidirectionalConverter, CloneableConverter, ConstructorConverter, CopyByReferenceConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.CalendarToSqlDateConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.CalendarToTimeConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.DateToSqlDateConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.DateToTimeConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.DateToTimestampConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.SqlDateToDateConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.TimeToDateConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.XmlGregorianCalendarToSqlDateConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.XmlGregorianCalendarToTimeConverter, DateAndTimeConverters.XmlGregorianCalendarToTimestampConverter, EnumConverter, FromStringConverter, PassThroughConverter, ToStringConverter, WrapperToPrimitiveConverter

public abstract class CustomConverter<S,D>
extends Object
implements Converter<S,D>

CustomConverterBase provides a utility base for creating customized converters, which determines type parameters automatically.

It is recommend to extend this class to create your own custom converters.

Author:

matt.deboer@gmail.com

Field Summary

protected Type<D>	destinationType
protected MapperFacade	mapperFacade
protected Type<S>	sourceType

Constructor Summary

CustomConverter()

Method Summary

boolean	canConvert(Type<?> sourceType, Type<?> destinationType) Answers whether this converter can be used to handle the conversion of sourceType to destinationType.
Type<S>	getAType()
Type<D>	getBType()
void	setMapperFacade(MapperFacade mapper) Store an instance of the current MapperFacade which may be used in mapping of nested types.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ma.glasnost.orika.Converter

convert

Field Detail

sourceType

protected final Type<S> sourceType

destinationType

protected final Type<D> destinationType

mapperFacade

protected MapperFacade mapperFacade

Constructor Detail

CustomConverter

public CustomConverter()

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Type<?> sourceType,
                          Type<?> destinationType)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Answers whether this converter can be used to handle the conversion of sourceType to destinationType.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface Converter<S,D>

Returns:

setMapperFacade

public void setMapperFacade(MapperFacade mapper)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Store an instance of the current MapperFacade which may be used in mapping of nested types.

Specified by:

setMapperFacade in interface Converter<S,D>

Parameters:

mapper - the current MapperFacade

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getAType

public Type<S> getAType()

Specified by:

getAType in interface MappedTypePair<S,D>

Returns:

the 'A' type for this mapped pair

getBType

public Type<D> getBType()

Specified by:

getBType in interface MappedTypePair<S,D>

Returns:

the 'B' type for this mapped pair