NumericConverterFactory (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- NumericConverterFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterFactory
```
public class NumericConverterFactory
extends Object
implements ConverterFactory
```
ConverterFactory which converts between the "standard" numeric types.
Supported types:
- Long
- Integer
- Short
- Byte
- java.lang.BigInteger
- Double
- Float
- java.lang.BigDecimal
Since:

2.4

Author:

Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface ConverterFactory
  SAFE_CONVERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NumericConverterFactory()

Method Summary

All 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.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - NumericConverterFactory
```
public NumericConverterFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - 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.