public interface TypeConverter
ConversionService
for the
primary user API to Spring's conversion facilities.Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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boolean |
canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
TypeDescriptor targetType)
Return true if the type converter can convert the specified type to the desired target type.
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java.lang.Object |
convertValue(java.lang.Object value,
TypeDescriptor sourceType,
TypeDescriptor targetType)
Convert (may coerce) a value from one type to another, for example from a boolean to a string.
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boolean canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)
sourceType
- a type descriptor that describes the source typetargetType
- a type descriptor that describes the requested result typejava.lang.Object convertValue(java.lang.Object value, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)
value
- the value to be convertedsourceType
- a type descriptor that supplies extra information about the source objecttargetType
- a type descriptor that supplies extra information about the requested result typeEvaluationException
- if conversion is not possible