org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.jmx.converter
Interface ValueConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultValueConverter, SetValueConverter, WebLogicMBeanValueConverter, PropertiesValueConverter, ValueFactory

public interface ValueConverter

Objects that implement this interface are capable of converting a java.lang.String value into an equivalent value object of a given type. ValueConverter implementations register themselves with the ValueFactory class which is in turn called by various JMX Ant tasks to get/set MBean attributes. The ValueFactory is responsible for calling the appropriate ValueConverter to create an Object based on the types the builder supports.

Version:

$Id: ValueConverter.java,v 1.3 2003/05/28 22:28:26 bdueck Exp $

Author:

Brian Dueck

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).

Method Detail

getSupportedTypes

public java.lang.String[] getSupportedTypes()

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

Returns:

An array of supported type names.

valueOf

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

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

Parameters:

value - The attribute value.

type - The java primitive type or class name.