Class ClassConverter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Converter

    public final class ClassConverter
    extends AbstractConverter
    Converter implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Class objects.

    The class will be loaded from the thread context class loader (if it exists); otherwise the class loader that loaded this class will be used.

    Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

    Since:
    1.4
    Version:
    $Id: ClassConverter.java 1540518 2013-11-10 19:04:04Z oheger $
    • Constructor Detail

      • ClassConverter

        public ClassConverter()
        Construct a java.lang.Class Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
      • ClassConverter

        public ClassConverter​(java.lang.Object defaultValue)
        Construct a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
        Parameters:
        defaultValue - The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
    • Method Detail

      • getDefaultType

        protected java.lang.Class<?> getDefaultType()
        Return the default type this Converter handles.
        Specified by:
        getDefaultType in class AbstractConverter
        Returns:
        The default type this Converter handles.
        Since:
        1.8.0
      • convertToString

        protected java.lang.String convertToString​(java.lang.Object value)

        Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.

        Overrides:
        convertToString in class AbstractConverter
        Parameters:
        value - The input value to be converted
        Returns:
        the converted String value.
        Since:
        1.8.0
      • convertToType

        protected <T> T convertToType​(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                                      java.lang.Object value)
                               throws java.lang.Throwable

        Convert the input object into a java.lang.Class.

        Specified by:
        convertToType in class AbstractConverter
        Type Parameters:
        T - Target type of the conversion.
        Parameters:
        type - Data type to which this value should be converted.
        value - The input value to be converted.
        Returns:
        The converted value.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Throwable - if an error occurs converting to the specified type
        Since:
        1.8.0