org.osgi.service.blueprint.container

Interface Converter

public interface Converter

Type converter to convert an object to a target type.

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Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Object sourceObject, ReifiedType targetType) Return if this converter is able to convert the specified object to the specified type.
Object	convert(Object sourceObject, ReifiedType targetType) Convert the specified object to an instance of the specified type.

Method Detail

canConvert

boolean canConvert(Object sourceObject,
                 ReifiedType targetType)

Return if this converter is able to convert the specified object to the specified type.

Parameters:

sourceObject - The source object s to convert.

targetType - The target type T.

Returns:

true if the conversion is possible, false otherwise.

convert

Object convert(Object sourceObject,
             ReifiedType targetType)
               throws Exception

Convert the specified object to an instance of the specified type.

Parameters:

sourceObject - The source object s to convert.

targetType - The target type T.

Returns:

An instance with a type that is assignable from targetType's raw class

Throws:

Exception - If the conversion cannot succeed. This exception should not be thrown when the canConvert method has returned true.