org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jmx.converter
Class DefaultValueConverter

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jmx.converter.DefaultValueConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueConverter

public class DefaultValueConverter

extends java.lang.Object

implements ValueConverter

Converts a String to its equivalent object type. This implementation supports most java.lang.* primitives and their equivalent object types (e.g. int -> Integer, boolean -> Boolean etc.) using the valueOf method through reflection and using a constructor with a single String argument.

Version:

$Version:$

Author:

Brian Dueck

Constructor Summary

DefaultValueConverter()
Creates a new instance of DefaultValueConverter

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getSupportedTypes() Returns an array of types (Java class names, or Java primitives) this converter supports.
java.lang.Object	valueOf(java.lang.String value, java.lang.String type) Converts the specified string value to the specified type (java primitive type or java class name).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultValueConverter

public DefaultValueConverter()

Creates a new instance of DefaultValueConverter

Method Detail

valueOf

public java.lang.Object valueOf(java.lang.String value,
                                java.lang.String type)
                         throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Converts the specified string value to the specified type (java primitive type or java class name).

Specified by:

valueOf in interface ValueConverter

Following copied from interface: org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jmx.converter.ValueConverter

Parameters:

value - The attribute value.

type - The java primitive type or class name.

getSupportedTypes

public java.lang.String[] getSupportedTypes()

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Returns an array of types (Java class names, or Java primitives) this converter supports.

Specified by:

getSupportedTypes in interface ValueConverter

Following copied from interface: org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jmx.converter.ValueConverter

Returns:

An array of supported type names.