All Known Implementing Classes:

CommandSessionImpl
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public interface Converter
```
A converter is a service that can help create specific object types from a string, and vice versa.
The shell is capable of coercing arguments to the their proper type. However, sometimes commands require extra help to do this conversion. This service can implement a converter for a number of types.
The command shell will rank these services in order of service.ranking and will then call them until one of the converters succeeds.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`CONVERTER_CLASSES`	This property is a string, or array of strings, and defines the classes or interfaces that this converter recognizes.
`static int`	`INSPECT`	Print the object in detail.
`static int`	`LINE`	Print the object as a row in a table.
`static int`	`PART`	Print the value in a small format so that it is identifiable.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`convert(java.lang.Class<?> desiredType, java.lang.Object in)`	Convert an object to the desired type.
`java.lang.CharSequence`	`format(java.lang.Object target, int level, Converter escape)`	Convert an objet to a CharSequence object in the requested format.

- Field Detail
  - CONVERTER_CLASSES
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static final java.lang.String CONVERTER_CLASSES
```
    This property is a string, or array of strings, and defines the classes or interfaces that this converter recognizes. Recognized classes can be converted from a string to a class and they can be printed in 3 different modes.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - INSPECT
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static final int INSPECT
```
    Print the object in detail. This can contain multiple lines.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LINE
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static final int LINE
```
    Print the object as a row in a table. The columns should align for multiple objects printed beneath each other. The print may run over multiple lines but must not end in a CR.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PART
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static final int PART
```
    Print the value in a small format so that it is identifiable. This printed format must be recognizable by the conversion method.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - convert
```
java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Class<?> desiredType,
                         java.lang.Object in)
                  throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Convert an object to the desired type.
    Return null if the conversion can not be done. Otherwise return and object that extends the desired type or implements it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    desiredType - The type that the returned object can be assigned to
    
    in - The object that must be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    An object that can be assigned to the desired type or null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - on exception
  - format
```
java.lang.CharSequence format(java.lang.Object target,
                              int level,
                              Converter escape)
                       throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Convert an objet to a CharSequence object in the requested format. The format can be INSPECT, LINE, or PART. Other values must throw IllegalArgumentException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object to be converted to a String
    
    level - One of INSPECT, LINE, or PART.
    
    escape - Use this object to format sub ordinate objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    A printed object of potentially multiple lines
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - on exception

Interface Converter

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

CONVERTER_CLASSES

INSPECT

LINE

PART

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convert

format