ConverterFactory (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

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, ReferencedEnvelopeConverterFactory, SQLArrayConverterFactory, TemporalConverterFactory, TemporalConverterFactory, URConverterFactory, UuidConverterFactory, XmlConverterFactory
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public interface ConverterFactory
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Factory used to create instances of Converter.

Since:

2.4

Author:

Justin Deoliveira, The Open Planning Project

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static Hints.Key SAFE_CONVERSION
Hint which specifies if only safe conversions should be atttemped by converter implementations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract 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.

- Field Detail
  - SAFE_CONVERSION
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static final Hints.Key SAFE_CONVERSION
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    Hint which specifies if only safe conversions should be atttemped by converter implementations.
- Method Detail
  - createConverter
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Converter createConverter(Class<?> source,
                          Class<?> target,
                          Hints hints)
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    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.