Class ClassConverter

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

    public class ClassConverter
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements TypeConverter<java.lang.Class>
    Converts given object to Class. Conversion rules:
    • null value is returned as null
    • object of destination type is simply casted
    • string value of the object is trimmed and used for class loading.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      ClassConverter()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Class 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

      • ClassConverter

        public ClassConverter()
    • Method Detail

      • convert

        public java.lang.Class 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.Class>
        Parameters:
        value - object to convert from
        Returns:
        resulting object converted to target type