org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters
public final class StringConverter extends AbstractConverter
java.lang.String object.
Note that ConvertUtils really is designed to do string->object conversions, and offers very little support for object->string conversions. The ConvertUtils/ConvertUtilsBean methods only select a converter to apply based upon the target type being converted to, and generally assume that the input is a string (by calling its toString method if needed).
This class is therefore just a dummy converter that converts its input into a string by calling the input object's toString method and returning that value.
It is possible to replace this converter with something that has a big if/else statement that selects behaviour based on the real type of the object being converted (or possibly has a map of converters, and looks them up based on the class of the input object). However this is not part of the existing ConvertUtils framework.
Since: 1.3
Version: $Revision: 690380 $ $Date: 2008-08-29 21:04:38 +0100 (Fri, 29 Aug 2008) $
| Constructor Summary | |
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| StringConverter()
Construct a java.lang.String Converter that throws
a ConversionException if an error occurs. | |
| StringConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.lang.String Converter that returns
a default value if an error occurs.
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| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
| protected Object | convertToType(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the
specified type.
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| protected Class | getDefaultType()
Return the default type this Converter handles.
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ConversionException if an error occurs.Parameters: defaultValue The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
Parameters: type Data type to which this value should be converted. value The input value to be converted.
Returns: The converted value.
Throws: Throwable if an error occurs converting to the specified type
Since: 1.8.0
Converter handles.
Returns: The default type this Converter handles.
Since: 1.8.0