org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale

Interface LocaleConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLocaleConverter, BigDecimalLocaleConverter, BigIntegerLocaleConverter, ByteLocaleConverter, DateLocaleConverter, DecimalLocaleConverter, DoubleLocaleConverter, FloatLocaleConverter, IntegerLocaleConverter, LongLocaleConverter, ShortLocaleConverter, SqlDateLocaleConverter, SqlTimeLocaleConverter, SqlTimestampLocaleConverter, StringLocaleConverter

public interface LocaleConverter
extends Converter

General purpose locale-sensitive data type converter that can be registered and used within the BeanUtils package to manage the conversion of objects from one type to another.

Version:

$Id: LocaleConverter.java 1747095 2016-06-07 00:27:52Z ggregory $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	convert(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.String pattern) Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter

convert

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(java.lang.Class<T> type,
              java.lang.Object value,
              java.lang.String pattern)

Convert the specified locale-sensitive input object into an output object of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

T - The desired target type of the conversion

Parameters:

type - Data type to which this value should be converted

value - The input value to be converted

pattern - The user-defined pattern is used for the input object formatting.

Returns:

The converted value

Throws:

ConversionException - if conversion cannot be performed successfully or if the target type is not supported