Package org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.dom.properties.converters

Interface ICSSValueConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCSSValueConverter, CSSValueBooleanConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTColorConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTCursorConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTFontConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTFontDataConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTGradientConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTImageConverterImpl, CSSValueSWTRGBConverterImpl

public interface ICSSValueConverter

A one-way converter. This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients; clients should subclass AbstractCSSValueConverter.

Version:

1.0.0

Author:

Angelo ZERR

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	convert(Object value, CSSEngine engine, Object context)	Returns String CSSValue of the result of the conversion of the given Object value.
String	convert(Object value, CSSEngine engine, Object context, ICSSValueConverterConfig config)	Returns String CSSValue of the result of the conversion of the given Object value.
Object	convert(CSSValue value, CSSEngine engine, Object context)	Returns the result of the conversion of the given CSSValue value.
Object	getToType()	Returns the type to which this converter can convert.

Method Details

getToType

Object getToType()

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.

Returns:

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

convert

Object convert(CSSValue value,
 CSSEngine engine,
 Object context)
        throws Exception

Returns the result of the conversion of the given CSSValue value.

Parameters:

value - the CSSValue to convert

context -

Returns:

the converted object

Throws:

Exception

convert

String convert(Object value,
 CSSEngine engine,
 Object context)
        throws Exception

Returns String CSSValue of the result of the conversion of the given Object value.

Parameters:

value -

Throws:

Exception

convert

String convert(Object value,
 CSSEngine engine,
 Object context,
 ICSSValueConverterConfig config)
        throws Exception

Returns String CSSValue of the result of the conversion of the given Object value. config can be used to manage format of the CSSValue String to return.

Throws:

Exception