jodd.typeconverter.impl

Class StringConverter

java.lang.Object

jodd.typeconverter.impl.StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter<java.lang.String>

public class StringConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeConverter<java.lang.String>

Converts given object to String. Conversion rules:

• null value is returned as null
• for CharSequence type returns toString value
• Class returns cass name
• char[] is used for creating string
• arrays are converted to comma-separated list of toString values
• Clob is converted
• finally, toString() value is returned.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringConverter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	convert(java.lang.Object value) Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringConverter

public StringConverter()

Method Detail

convert

public java.lang.String convert(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.

Specified by:

convert in interface TypeConverter<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

value - object to convert from

Returns:

resulting object converted to target type