org.apache.tuscany.sca.databinding.jaxb
Class DataConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tuscany.sca.databinding.jaxb.DataConverter

public class DataConverter
extends java.lang.Object

Provides utilities to convert an object into a different kind of Object. For example, convert a String[] into a List

Constructor Summary

DataConverter()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Object arg, java.lang.Class<?> destClass) Utility function to convert an Object to some desired Class.
static java.lang.Class	getWrapperClass(java.lang.Class primitive)
static boolean	isConvertable(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.Class dest) This method should return true if the convert method will succeed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataConverter

public DataConverter()

Method Detail

isConvertable

public static boolean isConvertable(java.lang.Object obj,
                                    java.lang.Class dest)

This method should return true if the convert method will succeed.

Note that any changes to isConvertable() must also be accompanied by similar changes to convert()

Parameters:

obj - source object or class

dest - destination class

Returns:

boolean true if convert(..) can convert obj to the destination class

convert

public static java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object arg,
                                       java.lang.Class<?> destClass)

Utility function to convert an Object to some desired Class.

Normally this is used for T[] to List processing. Other conversions are also done (i.e. HashMap <->Hashtable, etc.)

Use the isConvertable() method to determine if conversion is possible. Note that any changes to convert() must also be accompanied by similar changes to isConvertable()

Parameters:

arg - the array to convert

destClass - the actual class we want

Returns:

object of destClass if conversion possible, otherwise returns arg

getWrapperClass

public static java.lang.Class getWrapperClass(java.lang.Class primitive)