de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert
Interface PropertyValueConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanUtilsPropertyValueConverter

public interface PropertyValueConverter
     
     

      
      extends 
      
      Serializable
     
     

Converter of property values to and from Strings.

Method Summary

Object

convert(PropertyDescriptor descriptor, Object value) Converts, if necessary, the given value to the target type defined by the descriptor.

Method Detail

convert

Object convert(PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
               Object value)
               throws PropertyValueConversionException

Converts, if necessary, the given value to the target type defined by the descriptor.

Parameters:

descriptor - the descriptor of the property.

value - the value to be converted according to the rules defined by the descriptor.

Returns:

the converted value.

Throws:

PropertyValueConversionException - if the value cannot be converted from String to the target type.