org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class CharacterConverter

public final class CharacterConverter extends Object implements Converter

Standard Converter implementation that converts an incoming String into a java.lang.Character object, optionally using a default value or throwing a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Since: 1.3

Version: $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 13:18:34 $

Author: Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary
ObjectdefaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.
booleanuseDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?
Constructor Summary
CharacterConverter()
Create a Converter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
CharacterConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a Converter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
Method Summary
Objectconvert(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Field Detail

defaultValue

private Object defaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.

useDefault

private boolean useDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?

Constructor Detail

CharacterConverter

public CharacterConverter()
Create a Converter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

CharacterConverter

public CharacterConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a Converter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters: defaultValue The default value to be returned

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters: type Data type to which this value should be converted value The input value to be converted

Throws: ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed successfully

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