Package org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion

Class Converter<F,T>

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter<F,T>

Type Parameters:

F - type of the source value

T - type of the converted value

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter<F,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

org.eclipse.core.internal.databinding.conversion.AbstractNumberToStringConverter, org.eclipse.core.internal.databinding.validation.NumberFormatConverter

public abstract class Converter<F,T>
extends Object
implements IConverter<F,T>

Abstract base class for converters.

Since:

1.0

Implementation Note:

If methods are added to the interface which this class implements then implementations of those methods must be added to this class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Converter(Object fromType, Object toType)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getFromType()	Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter.
Object	getToType()	Returns the type to which this converter can convert.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.IConverter

convert

Constructor Details

Converter

public Converter(Object fromType,
 Object toType)

Parameters:

fromType - type of source values

toType - type of converted values

Method Details

getFromType

public Object getFromType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:

getFromType in interface IConverter<F,T>

Returns:

the type whose instances can be converted, or null if this converter is untyped

getToType

public Object getToType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Returns the type to which this converter can convert. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:

getToType in interface IConverter<F,T>

Returns:

the type to which this converter can convert, or null if this converter is untyped