org.jdesktop.swing.data
Class Converters

java.lang.Object
  org.jdesktop.swing.data.Converters

public class Converters

extends Object

Class containing the static converter registry and a set of static Converter classes for the common Java data types:

• java.lang.Boolean
• java.lang.String
• java.lang.Integer
• java.lang.Long
• java.lang.Short
• java.lang.Float
• java.lang.Double
• java.lang.Date
• org.jdesktop.swing.data.Link

Converter instances are retrieved from the registry using the class as the key. Example usage:

    Converter converter = Converters.get(Integer.class);
     try {
         Integer value = (Integer)converter.decode("99", null);
     }
     catch (ConversionException e) {
         // conversion error!
     }
 

Converters can also be added or replaced in the registry:

    Converters.put(Foo.class, new FooConverter());
 

Nested Class Summary

static class

Converters.DateConverter Converter for java.util.Date.

Constructor Summary

protected

Converters()

Method Summary

static Converter	get(Class klass) Retrieves the converter for the class.
static Class[]	getTypes() Return all the types which currently have supported type converters.
static void	put(Class klass, Converter converter) Registers the specified converter for the specified class, overriding any prior converter mapping for that class if it existed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Converters

protected Converters()

Method Detail

get

public static Converter get(Class klass)

Retrieves the converter for the class.

Parameters:

klass - class used as key for converter lookup

Returns:

Converter instance registered for specified class, or null if no converter is currently registered for that class

put

public static void put(Class klass,
                       Converter converter)

Registers the specified converter for the specified class, overriding any prior converter mapping for that class if it existed.

Parameters:

klass - class used as key for converter lookup

converter - Converter instance to be registered for the class

getTypes

public static Class[] getTypes()

Return all the types which currently have supported type converters.

Returns:

an non-null array of supported types