TypeConverter (Citrus :: Core :: API 3.2.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTypeConverter
```
public interface TypeConverter
```
Author:

Christoph Deppisch

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Map<String,TypeConverter>`	`converters`
`static org.slf4j.Logger`	`LOG`	Logger
`static String`	`RESOURCE_PATH`	Type converter resource lookup path

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T> T`	`convertIfNecessary(Object target, Class<T> type)`	Converts target object to required type if necessary.
`static Map<String,TypeConverter>`	`lookup()`	Resolves all available converters from resource path lookup.
`static TypeConverter`	`lookupDefault()`	Lookup default type converter specified by resource path lookup and/or environment settings.

- Field Detail
  - LOG
```
static final org.slf4j.Logger LOG
```
    Logger
  - RESOURCE_PATH
```
static final String RESOURCE_PATH
```
    Type converter resource lookup path
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - converters
```
static final Map<String,TypeConverter> converters
```
- Method Detail
  - lookup
```
static Map<String,TypeConverter> lookup()
```
    Resolves all available converters from resource path lookup. Scans classpath for converter meta information and instantiates those converters.
    
    Returns:
  - lookupDefault
```
static TypeConverter lookupDefault()
```
    Lookup default type converter specified by resource path lookup and/or environment settings. In case only a single type converter is loaded via resource path lookup this converter is used regardless of any environment settings. If there are multiple converter implementations on the classpath the environment settings must specify the default. If no converter implementation is given via resource path lookup the default implementation is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    type converter to use by default.
  - convertIfNecessary
```
<T> T convertIfNecessary(Object target,
                         Class<T> type)
```
    Converts target object to required type if necessary.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T -
    
    Parameters:
    
    target -
    
    type -
    
    Returns: