org.databene.commons.converter
Class String2EnumConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum>

java.lang.Object
  org.databene.commons.converter.AbstractConverter<S,T>
      org.databene.commons.converter.ThreadSafeConverter<java.lang.String,E>
          org.databene.commons.converter.String2EnumConverter<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Converter<java.lang.String,E>, ThreadAware

public class String2EnumConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum>
extends ThreadSafeConverter<java.lang.String,E>

Instantiates enum instances by their name.

Created: 20.08.2007 07:11:16

Author:

Volker Bergmann

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.databene.commons.converter.AbstractConverter

sourceType, targetType

Constructor Summary

String2EnumConverter(java.lang.Class<E> enumClass)

Method Summary

E	convert(java.lang.String sourceValue) Concerts an object of type S to an object of type T
static <T extends java.lang.Enum> T	convert(java.lang.String sourceValue, java.lang.Class<T> enumClass)

Methods inherited from class org.databene.commons.converter.ThreadSafeConverter

clone, isParallelizable, isThreadSafe

Methods inherited from class org.databene.commons.converter.AbstractConverter

getSourceType, getTargetType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

String2EnumConverter

public String2EnumConverter(java.lang.Class<E> enumClass)

Method Detail

convert

public E convert(java.lang.String sourceValue)
                                 throws ConversionException

Description copied from interface: Converter

Concerts an object of type S to an object of type T

Parameters:

sourceValue - the object to convert

Returns:

the converted object

Throws:

ConversionException - if the conversion fails

convert

public static <T extends java.lang.Enum> T convert(java.lang.String sourceValue,
                                                   java.lang.Class<T> enumClass)
                                        throws ConversionException

Throws:

ConversionException