CollectionConverterFactory (Geotools modules 32-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- CollectionConverterFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterFactory
```
public class CollectionConverterFactory
extends Object
implements ConverterFactory
```
Converts among arrays and different collection classes.
THe following conversions are supported:
- Collection to Collection where collections are different types ( ex list to set )
- Collection to Array
- Array to Collection
- Array to Array where the declared type of the target array is assignable from the declared type of the source array
Author:

Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected static Converter`	`ArrayToArray`	Converter for array to array.
`protected static Converter`	`ArrayToCollection`	Converter for array to collection.
`protected static Converter`	`CollectionToArray`	Converter for collection to array.
`protected static Converter`	`CollectionToCollection`	Converter for collection to collection

Fields inherited from interface ConverterFactory
SAFE_CONVERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CollectionConverterFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Converter`	`createConverter(Class<?> source, Class<?> target, Hints hints)`	Creates a `Converter` instance for converting one type of object to another.
`protected static Collection<Object>`	`newCollection(Class target)`

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - CollectionToCollection
```
protected static final Converter CollectionToCollection
```
    Converter for collection to collection
  - CollectionToArray
```
protected static final Converter CollectionToArray
```
    Converter for collection to array.
  - ArrayToCollection
```
protected static final Converter ArrayToCollection
```
    Converter for array to collection.
  - ArrayToArray
```
protected static final Converter ArrayToArray
```
    Converter for array to array.
- Constructor Detail
  - CollectionConverterFactory
```
public CollectionConverterFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - newCollection
```
protected static Collection<Object> newCollection(Class target)
                                           throws Exception
```
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - createConverter
```
public Converter createConverter(Class<?> source,
                                 Class<?> target,
                                 Hints hints)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterFactory
    
    Creates a Converter instance for converting one type of object to another.
    
    Specified by:
    
    createConverter in interface ConverterFactory
    
    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.