org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion

Class Converter<F,T>

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter<F,T>

Type Parameters:

F - type of the source value

T - type of the converted value

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter<F,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

org.eclipse.core.internal.databinding.validation.NumberFormatConverter, NumberToStringConverter

public abstract class Converter<F,T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements IConverter<F,T>

Abstract base class for converters.

Since:

1.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Converter(java.lang.Object fromType, java.lang.Object toType)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	getFromType() Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter.
java.lang.Object	getToType() Returns the type to which this converter can convert.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.IConverter

convert, create

Constructor Detail

Converter

public Converter(java.lang.Object fromType,
                 java.lang.Object toType)

Parameters:

fromType -

toType -

Method Detail

getFromType

public java.lang.Object getFromType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:

getFromType in interface IConverter<F,T>

Returns:

the type whose instances can be converted, or null if this converter is untyped

getToType

public java.lang.Object getToType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Returns the type to which this converter can convert. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:

getToType in interface IConverter<F,T>

Returns:

the type to which this converter can convert, or null if this converter is untyped