Package org.exolab.castor.mapping

Interface TypeConvertor

All Known Subinterfaces:
TypeConvertor
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDateTypeConvertor, AbstractLobTypeConvertor, AbstractSimpleTypeConvertor, AbstractTypeConvertor, BigDecimalToBoolean, BigDecimalToByte, BigDecimalToDate, BigDecimalToDouble, BigDecimalToFloat, BigDecimalToInteger, BigDecimalToLong, BigDecimalToShort, BooleanToBigDecimal, BooleanToInteger, BooleanToShort, BooleanToString, ByteArrayToInputStream, ByteArrayToSerializable, ByteArrayToString, ByteToBigDecimal, ByteToInteger, ByteToShort, CastorDateToDate, CastorDateToSqlDate, CastorDurationToLong, CastorTimeToLong, CharArrayToSqlClob, CharArrayToString, DateToBigDecimal, DateToCastorDate, DateToDouble, DateToInteger, DateToLong, DateToSqlDate, DateToSqlTime, DateToSqlTimestamp, DateToString, DoubleToBigDecimal, DoubleToDate, DoubleToFloat, DoubleToInteger, DoubleToLong, EnumToOrdinal, EnumTypeConvertor, FloatToBigDecimal, FloatToDouble, FloatToInteger, FloatToLong, InputStreamToByteArray, InputStreamToSerializable, IntegerToBigDecimal, IntegerToBoolean, IntegerToByte, IntegerToDate, IntegerToDouble, IntegerToFloat, IntegerToLong, IntegerToShort, Introspector.IdentityConvertor, LongToBigDecimal, LongToCastorDuration, LongToCastorTime, LongToDate, LongToDouble, LongToFloat, LongToInteger, LongToShort, ObjectToString, SerializableToByteArray, SerializableToInputStream, ShortToBigDecimal, ShortToBoolean, ShortToByte, ShortToInteger, ShortToLong, SqlClobToCharArray, SqlClobToString, SqlDateToCastorDate, SqlDateToDate, SqlTimestampToDate, SqlTimestampToString, SqlTimeToDate, StringToBigDecimal, StringToBoolean, StringToByteArray, StringToCastorDuration, StringToCastorTime, StringToCharacter, StringToCharArray, StringToDate, StringToDouble, StringToFloat, StringToInteger, StringToLong, StringToShort, StringToSqlClob, StringToSqlTimestamp, XMLMappingLoader.IdentityConvertor
public interface TypeConvertor
Interface for a type convertor. A type convertor converts a Java object from one type to another. A type convertor implementation is required for each type of conversion.
Version:
$Revision: 7272 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
Author:
Assaf Arkin

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Object
    convert(Object object)
    Convert the object from one type to another.

  • Method Details

    • convert

      Object convert(Object object) throws ClassCastException
      Convert the object from one type to another.
      Parameters:
      object - The object to convert.
      Returns:
      The converted object.
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - The object is not of the type supported by this convertor.