org.geotools.util

Interface ConverterFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbbreviatedTimeUnitConverterFactory, ArrayConverterFactory, BigDateConverterFactory, BooleanConverterFactory, BooleanConverterFactory, CharsetConverterFactory, CollectionConverterFactory, ColorConverterFactory, CommonsConverterFactory, ComplexAttributeConverterFactory, CRSConverterFactory, DB2BlobConverterFactory, DB2ClobConverterFactory, EnumerationConverterFactory, GeometryConverterFactory, GeometryTypeConverterFactory, H2ClobConverterFactory, HStoreConverterFactory, InterpolationConverterFactory, JTDSClobConverterFactory, JTDSDateConverterFactory, LobConverterFactory, MeasureConverterFactory, NameConverterFactory, NumericConverterFactory, OracleBlobConverterFactory, OracleClobConverterFactory, OracleDateConverterFactory, PercentageConverterFactory, QNameConverterFactory, SQLArrayConverterFactory, TemporalConverterFactory, TemporalConverterFactory, URConverterFactory, UuidConverterFactory, XmlConverterFactory

public interface ConverterFactory

Factory used to create instances of Converter.

Since:

2.4

Author:

Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Hints.Key	SAFE_CONVERSION Hint which specifies if only safe conversions should be atttemped by converter implementations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Converter	createConverter(Class<?> source, Class<?> target, Hints hints) Creates a Converter instance for converting one type of object to another.

Field Detail

SAFE_CONVERSION

static final Hints.Key SAFE_CONVERSION

Hint which specifies if only safe conversions should be atttemped by converter implementations.

Method Detail

createConverter

Converter createConverter(Class<?> source,
                          Class<?> target,
                          Hints hints)

Creates a Converter instance for converting one type of object to another.

Parameters:

source - The type to convert from.

target - The type to convert to.

hints - Hints used to be used while creating a converter.

Returns:

The converter, or null if one could not be found.