Class ClassConverter<T>
java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter<Class<T>>
org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.ClassConverter<T>
- Type Parameters:
T- the type of the class.
Converter implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Class objects.
The class will be loaded from the thread context class loader (if it exists); otherwise the class loader that loaded this class will be used.
Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
- Since:
- 1.4
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionConstructs a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionExceptionif an error occurs.ClassConverter(Class<T> defaultValue) Constructs a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprotected StringconvertToString(Object value) Converts a java.lang.Class or object into a String.protected <R> RconvertToType(Class<R> type, Object value) Converts the input object into a java.lang.Class.Gets the default type thisConverterhandles.Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter
conversionException, convert, convertArray, getDefault, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, setDefaultValue, toLowerCase, toString, toString, toTrim
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Constructor Details
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ClassConverter
public ClassConverter()Constructs a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionExceptionif an error occurs. -
ClassConverter
Constructs a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.- Parameters:
defaultValue- The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
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Method Details
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convertToString
Converts a java.lang.Class or object into a String.
- Overrides:
convertToStringin classAbstractConverter<Class<T>>- Parameters:
value- The input value to be converted- Returns:
- the converted String value.
- Since:
- 1.8.0
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convertToType
Converts the input object into a java.lang.Class.
- Specified by:
convertToTypein classAbstractConverter<Class<T>>- Type Parameters:
R- Target type of the conversion.- Parameters:
type- Data type to which this value should be converted.value- The input value to be converted.- Returns:
- The converted value.
- Throws:
Throwable- if an error occurs converting to the specified type- Since:
- 1.8.0
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getDefaultType
Gets the default type thisConverterhandles.- Specified by:
getDefaultTypein classAbstractConverter<Class<T>>- Returns:
- The default type this
Converterhandles. - Since:
- 1.8.0
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