ma.glasnost.orika.converter

Interface ConverterFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConverterFactory

public interface ConverterFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Type<?> sourceType, Type<?> destinationType) Verify if there is an anonymous converter that can handle the conversion between two types
Converter<Object,Object>	getConverter(String converterId) Lookup a converter by id
Converter<Object,Object>	getConverter(Type<?> sourceType, Type<?> destinationType) Lookup for an anonymous converter that can handle the conversion between these two types
boolean	hasConverter(String converterId) Check if an identified converter exists
<S,D> void	registerConverter(Converter<S,D> converter) Register a generic and (anonymous) converter
<S,D> void	registerConverter(String converterId, Converter<S,D> converter) Register an identified converter
void	setMapperFacade(MapperFacade mapperFacade) Sets the MapperFactory which will be used by this ConverterFactory to obtain a MapperFacade needed by it's registered converters.

Method Detail

setMapperFacade

void setMapperFacade(MapperFacade mapperFacade)

Sets the MapperFactory which will be used by this ConverterFactory to obtain a MapperFacade needed by it's registered converters.

Parameters:

mapperFacade -

getConverter

Converter<Object,Object> getConverter(Type<?> sourceType,
                                      Type<?> destinationType)

Lookup for an anonymous converter that can handle the conversion between these two types

Parameters:

sourceType -

destinationType -

Returns:

converter

getConverter

Converter<Object,Object> getConverter(String converterId)

Lookup a converter by id

Parameters:

converterId -

Returns:

registerConverter

<S,D> void registerConverter(Converter<S,D> converter)

Register a generic and (anonymous) converter

Parameters:

converter -

registerConverter

<S,D> void registerConverter(String converterId,
                             Converter<S,D> converter)

Register an identified converter

Parameters:

converterId -

converter -

hasConverter

boolean hasConverter(String converterId)

Check if an identified converter exists

Parameters:

converterId -

Returns:

canConvert

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

Verify if there is an anonymous converter that can handle the conversion between two types

Parameters:

sourceType -

destinationType -

Returns:

true / false