com.hammurapi.convert
Class ReflectionConverter<S,T>

java.lang.Object
  com.hammurapi.convert.ReflectionConverter<S,T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

AtomicConverter<S,T>

public class ReflectionConverter<S,T>
extends Object
implements AtomicConverter<S,T>

Converts one type to another using accessor/constructor combination.

Author:

Pavel

Constructor Summary

ReflectionConverter(Method accessor, Constructor<? extends T> constructor)

Method Summary

T	convert(S source, Converter master, Context context, ClassLoader classLoader) Converts object to target type.
static <T> Collection<ReflectionConverter<?,T>>	discoverConstructorConverters(Class<T> target) Discovers constructor conversions.
Class<S>	getSourceType()
Class<? extends T>	getTargetType()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectionConverter

public ReflectionConverter(Method accessor,
                           Constructor<? extends T> constructor)

Parameters:

accessor - Source object method to invoke to get target type or constructor parameter for the target type. If it is null, then source itself is passed to constructor. One of parameters may be null, but not both.

constructor - Target class constructor which takes one parameter, either source type or return type of source type accessor.

Method Detail

convert

public T convert(S source,
                 Converter master,
                 Context context,
                 ClassLoader classLoader)

Description copied from interface: AtomicConverter

Converts object to target type.

Specified by:

convert in interface AtomicConverter<S,T>

Parameters:

source - Source object.

master - Master converter to delegate conversion of object parts.

Returns:

Converted object.

getSourceType

public Class<S> getSourceType()

Specified by:

getSourceType in interface AtomicConverter<S,T>

Returns:

Type which converter converts from.

getTargetType

public Class<? extends T> getTargetType()

Specified by:

getTargetType in interface AtomicConverter<S,T>

Returns:

Type which converter converts to.

discoverConstructorConverters

public static <T> Collection<ReflectionConverter<?,T>> discoverConstructorConverters(Class<T> target)

Discovers constructor conversions.

Parameters:

target - Target type

Returns:

Collection of discovered converters.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object