com.cc.framework.convert
Interface Converter

All Known Subinterfaces:

StatefullConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AppointmentPriorityConverter, BooleanConverter, ByteSizeConverter, DateConverter, DateTimeConverter, DoubleConverter, FloatConverter, IntegerConverter, LongConverter, NumberConverter, StringConverter

public interface Converter

The Common-Controls framework makes use of Converter classes to convert Datatypes to and from String. A Converter is assigned to one specific Java Datatype (Class). Use ConverterRegisty.register() to register a custom converter.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Harald Schulz

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getAsObject(RequestContext ctx, java.lang.String newValue) Converts the given String value into the Converters Datatype
java.lang.String	getAsString(RequestContext ctx, java.lang.Object value) Converts the Object of the converters Datatype into it's String representation

Method Detail

getAsObject

public java.lang.Object getAsObject(RequestContext ctx,
                                    java.lang.String newValue)
                             throws ConverterException

Converts the given String value into the Converters Datatype

Parameters:

ctx - Request Context

newValue - The String Value to convert

Returns:

Object of the Converters Datatype

Throws:

ConverterException - is thrown when a conversion error occurs

getAsString

public java.lang.String getAsString(RequestContext ctx,
                                    java.lang.Object value)
                             throws ConverterException

Converts the Object of the converters Datatype into it's String representation

Parameters:

ctx - Request Context

value - The Object to convert

Returns:

String

Throws:

ConverterException - is thrown when a conversion error occurs