Class CharacterConverter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    TypeConverter<java.lang.Character>

    public class CharacterConverter
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements TypeConverter<java.lang.Character>
    Converts given object to Character. Conversion rules:
    • null value is returned as null
    • object of destination type is simply casted
    • Number is converted to char value
    • finally, toString() value of length 1 is converted to char
    • if string is longer, and made of digits, try to convert it to int first
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Character convert​(java.lang.Object value)
      Converts object received as parameter into object of another class.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • CharacterConverter

        public CharacterConverter()
    • Method Detail

      • convert

        public java.lang.Character convert​(java.lang.Object value)
        Description copied from interface: TypeConverter
        Converts object received as parameter into object of another class. For example, an Integer converter tries to convert given objects into target Integer object. Converters should try all reasonable ways of conversion into target object, depending on target type.
        Specified by:
        convert in interface TypeConverter<java.lang.Character>
        Parameters:
        value - object to convert from
        Returns:
        resulting object converted to target type