ball.util

Class Converter

java.lang.Object

java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>

java.util.TreeMap<Class<?>,Factory<?>>

ball.util.Converter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map<Class<?>,Factory<?>>, NavigableMap<Class<?>,Factory<?>>, SortedMap<Class<?>,Factory<?>>

public class Converter
extends TreeMap<Class<?>,Factory<?>>

Conversion utility based on Factory.

Version:

$Revision: 5285 $

Author:

Allen D. Ball

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	convertTo(Object from, Class<?> type) Static method to convert the argument to the specified type (Class).

Methods inherited from class java.util.TreeMap

ceilingEntry, ceilingKey, clear, clone, comparator, containsKey, containsValue, descendingKeySet, descendingMap, entrySet, firstEntry, firstKey, floorEntry, floorKey, forEach, get, headMap, headMap, higherEntry, higherKey, keySet, lastEntry, lastKey, lowerEntry, lowerKey, navigableKeySet, pollFirstEntry, pollLastEntry, put, putAll, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll, size, subMap, subMap, tailMap, tailMap, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, isEmpty, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, equals, getOrDefault, hashCode, isEmpty, merge, putIfAbsent, remove

Method Detail

convertTo

public static Object convertTo(Object from,
                               Class<?> type)

Static method to convert the argument to the specified type (Class).

Parameters:

from - The source value.

type - The target type (Class).

Returns:

The converted value.