Package ej.kf

Interface Converter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the Kernel type managed by this Converter.

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanConverter, ByteConverter, CharacterConverter, DateConverter, DoubleConverter, FloatConverter, InputStreamConverter, IntegerConverter, IProgressMonitorConverter, ListConverter, LongConverter, MapConverter, ShortConverter, StringConverter

public interface Converter<T>

A Converter is able to give a representation of an object owned by a Feature to another Feature. A Converter is able to convert instances of one and only one Kernel type.

A Converter is free to decide the kind of conversion to apply, depending on the managed type. For example, a Converter for immutables instances of types such as String will most likely return a copy (clone), whereas a Converter for instances of types such as InputStream will most likely return a wrapper on the original object.

See Also:

Kernel.bind(Object, Class, Feature), Kernel.clone(Object, Module)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	convert(T source, Feature targetOwner)	Converts an object owned by a Feature to another Feature.
Class<T>	getType()	Gets the Kernel type managed by this Converter.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(T source,
          Feature targetOwner)

Converts an object owned by a Feature to another Feature.

Parameters:

source - the source object to be converted

targetOwner - the owner of the converted object

Returns:

the converted object, owned by the target owner

getType

Class<T> getType()

Gets the Kernel type managed by this Converter.

Returns:

the Kernel type managed by this Converter.