Converter

org.apache.commons.beanutils.Converter

Known Indirect Subclasses

AbstractArrayConverter, AbstractConverter, ArrayConverter, BaseLocaleConverter, BigDecimalConverter, BigDecimalLocaleConverter, BigIntegerConverter, BigIntegerLocaleConverter, BooleanArrayConverter, BooleanConverter, ByteArrayConverter, ByteConverter, ByteLocaleConverter, CalendarConverter, CharacterArrayConverter, and 35 others.

AbstractArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
AbstractConverter	Base `Converter` implementation that provides the structure for handling conversion to and from a specified type.
ArrayConverter	Generic `Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from array objects.
BaseLocaleConverter	The base class for all standart type locale-sensitive converters.
BigDecimalConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.math.BigDecimal objects.
BigDecimalLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.math.BigDecimal` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
BigIntegerConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.math.BigInteger objects.
BigIntegerLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.math.BigInteger` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
BooleanArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
BooleanConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from Boolean objects.
ByteArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
ByteConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Byte objects.
ByteLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Byte` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
CalendarConverter	`DateTimeConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.util.Calendar objects.
CharacterArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
CharacterConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Character objects.
ClassConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Class objects.
ConverterFacade	Provides a facade for `Converter` implementations preventing access to any public API in the implementation, other than that specified by `Converter`.
DateConverter	`DateTimeConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.util.Date objects.
DateLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.util.Date` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
DateTimeConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from date/time objects.
DecimalLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Number` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
DoubleArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
DoubleConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Double objects.
DoubleLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Double` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
FileConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.io.File objects.
FloatArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
FloatConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Float objects.
FloatLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.math.BigDecimal` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
IntegerArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
IntegerConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Integer objects.
IntegerLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Integer` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
LocaleConverter	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.
LongArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
LongConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Long objects.
LongLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Long` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
NumberConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Number objects.
ShortArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
ShortConverter	`NumberConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Short objects.
ShortLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.lang.Short` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
SqlDateConverter	`DateTimeConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.sql.Date objects.
SqlDateLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.sql.Date` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
SqlTimeConverter	`DateTimeConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.sql.Time objects.
SqlTimeLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.sql.Time` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
SqlTimestampConverter	`DateTimeConverter` implementation that handles conversion to and from java.sql.Timestamp objects.
SqlTimestampLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive String into a `java.sql.Timestamp` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
StringArrayConverter	This class is deprecated. Replaced by the new `ArrayConverter` implementation
StringConverter	`Converter` implementation that converts an incoming object into a `java.lang.String` object.
StringLocaleConverter	Standard `LocaleConverter` implementation that converts an incoming locale-sensitive object into a `java.lang.String` object, optionally using a default value or throwing a `ConversionException` if a conversion error occurs.
URLConverter	`Converter` implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.net.URL objects.

Class Overview

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

Converter subclasses bundled with the BeanUtils library are required to be thread-safe, as users of the library may call conversion methods from more than one thread simultaneously.

Custom converter subclasses created by users of the library can be non-thread-safe if the application using them is single-threaded. However it is recommended that they be written in a thread-safe manner anyway.

Summary

Public Methods
abstract Object	convert(Class type, Object value) Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Public Methods

public abstract Object convert (Class type, Object value)

Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters

type	Data type to which this value should be converted
value	The input value to be converted

Returns

The converted value

Throws

ConversionException	if conversion cannot be performed successfully

Interfaces

Classes

Exceptions