org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class FileConverter

Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

public final class FileConverter
extends AbstractConverter

Converter implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.io.File objects.

Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Version:
$Revision: 555845 $ $Date: 2007-07-13 03:52:05 +0100 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
Author:
James Strachan
Since:
1.6

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter

DEFAULT_CONFIG_MSG, PACKAGE, defaultType, defaultValue, log, useDefault

Constructor Summary

FileConverter()
Construct a java.io.File Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
FileConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.io.File Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Method Summary

protected Object
convertToType(Class type, Object value)
Convert the input object into a java.io.File.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.AbstractConverter

convert, convertArray, convertToString, convertToType, getDefault, getDefaultType, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, log, primitive, setDefaultValue, toString, toString

Constructor Details

FileConverter

public FileConverter()
Construct a java.io.File Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.

FileConverter

public FileConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.io.File Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.

Method Details

convertToType

protected Object convertToType(Class type,
                               Object value)
            throws Throwable
Convert the input object into a java.io.File.
Overrides:
convertToType in interface AbstractConverter
Parameters:
type - Data type to which this value should be converted.
value - The input value to be converted.
Returns:
The converted value.

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