org.swixml
Interface Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ActionConverter, BorderConverter, ColorConverter, ComponentConverter, DimensionConverter, FontConverter, ImageConverter, ImageIconConverter, InsetsConverter, KeyStrokeConverter, LayoutConverter, LocaleConverter, PointConverter, PrimitiveConverter, RectangleConverter, StringConverter

public interface Converter

General purpose data type converter that can be registered and used within the SwingEngine package to manage the conversion of objects from one type to another.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Wolf Paulus

Method Summary

Object	convert(Class type, Attribute attr, Localizer localizer) Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.
Class	convertsTo() A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Class type,
                      Attribute attr,
                      Localizer localizer)
               throws Exception

Convert the value of the given Attribute object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters:

type - Class Data type to which the Attribute's value should be converted

attr - Attribute the attribute, providing the value to be converted.

Throws:

Exception

convertsTo

public Class convertsTo()

A Converters conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter is returning when its convert method is called

Returns:

Class - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called