org.springframework.binding.convert.converters
Class ReverseConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.ReverseConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

public class ReverseConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

A converter that calls the TwoWayConverter.convertTargetToSourceClass(Object, Class) on a target TwoWayConverter instance. Useful for invoking the "reverse" (target-to-source) conversion algorithm using the standard Converter contract.

Author:
Keith Donald

Constructor Summary
ReverseConverter(TwoWayConverter converter)
           
 
Method Summary
 Object convertSourceToTargetClass(Object source, Class targetClass)
          Convert the provided source object argument to an instance of the specified target class.
 Class getSourceClass()
          The source class this converter can convert from.
 Class getTargetClass()
          The target class this converter can convert to.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ReverseConverter

public ReverseConverter(TwoWayConverter converter)
Method Detail

getSourceClass

public Class getSourceClass()
Description copied from interface: Converter
The source class this converter can convert from. May be an interface or abstract type to allow this converter to convert specific subclasses as well.

Specified by:
getSourceClass in interface Converter
Returns:
the source type

getTargetClass

public Class getTargetClass()
Description copied from interface: Converter
The target class this converter can convert to. May be an interface or abstract type to allow this converter to convert specific subclasses as well.

Specified by:
getTargetClass in interface Converter
Returns:
the target type

convertSourceToTargetClass

public Object convertSourceToTargetClass(Object source,
                                         Class targetClass)
                                  throws Exception
Description copied from interface: Converter
Convert the provided source object argument to an instance of the specified target class.

Specified by:
convertSourceToTargetClass in interface Converter
Parameters:
source - the source object to convert, which must be an instance of Converter.getSourceClass()
targetClass - the target class to convert the source to, which must be equal to or a specialization of Converter.getTargetClass()
Returns:
the converted object, which must be an instance of the targetClass
Throws:
Exception - an exception occurred performing the conversion