GenericConversionService (Spring Framework 3.2.4.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConversionService, ConverterRegistry, ConfigurableConversionService

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultConversionService, FormattingConversionService
```
public class GenericConversionService
extends Object
implements ConfigurableConversionService
```
Base ConversionService implementation suitable for use in most environments. Indirectly implements ConverterRegistry as registration API through the ConfigurableConversionService interface.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller, Chris Beams, Phillip Webb

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

GenericConversionService()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`GenericConversionService()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addConverter(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType, Converter<?,?> converter)` Add a plain converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverter(Converter<?,?> converter)` Add a plain converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverter(GenericConverter converter)` Add a generic converter to this registry.
`void`	`addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?,?> converterFactory)` Add a ranged converter factory to this registry.
`boolean`	`canBypassConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Returns true if conversion between the sourceType and targetType can be bypassed.
`boolean`	`canConvert(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType)` Returns true if objects of sourceType can be converted to targetType.
`boolean`	`canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Returns true if objects of sourceType can be converted to the targetType.
`<T> T`	`convert(Object source, Class<T> targetType)` Convert the source to targetType.
`Object`	`convert(Object source, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Convenience operation for converting a source object to the specified targetType, where the targetType is a descriptor that provides additional conversion context.
`Object`	`convert(Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Convert the source to targetType.
`protected Object`	`convertNullSource(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Template method to convert a null source.
`protected GenericConverter`	`getConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Hook method to lookup the converter for a given sourceType/targetType pair.
`protected GenericConverter`	`getDefaultConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)` Return the default converter if no converter is found for the given sourceType/targetType pair.
`void`	`removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType)` Remove any converters from sourceType to targetType.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GenericConversionService
```
public GenericConversionService()
```
- Method Detail
  - addConverter
```
public void addConverter(Converter<?,?> converter)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterRegistry
    
    Add a plain converter to this registry. The convertible sourceType/targetType pair is derived from the Converter's parameterized types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addConverter in interface ConverterRegistry
  - addConverter
```
public void addConverter(Class<?> sourceType,
                Class<?> targetType,
                Converter<?,?> converter)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterRegistry
    
    Add a plain converter to this registry. The convertible sourceType/targetType pair is specified explicitly. Allows for a Converter to be reused for multiple distinct pairs without having to create a Converter class for each pair.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addConverter in interface ConverterRegistry
  - addConverter
```
public void addConverter(GenericConverter converter)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterRegistry
    
    Add a generic converter to this registry.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addConverter in interface ConverterRegistry
  - addConverterFactory
```
public void addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?,?> converterFactory)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterRegistry
    
    Add a ranged converter factory to this registry. The convertible sourceType/rangeType pair is derived from the ConverterFactory's parameterized types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addConverterFactory in interface ConverterRegistry
  - removeConvertible
```
public void removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType,
                     Class<?> targetType)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterRegistry
    
    Remove any converters from sourceType to targetType.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeConvertible in interface ConverterRegistry
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - the source type
    targetType - the target type
  - canConvert
```
public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceType,
                 Class<?> targetType)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConversionService
    
    Returns true if objects of sourceType can be converted to targetType. If this method returns true, it means ConversionService.convert(Object, Class) is capable of converting an instance of sourceType to targetType. Special note on collections, arrays, and maps types: For conversion between collection, array, and map types, this method will return 'true' even though a convert invocation may still generate a ConversionException if the underlying elements are not convertible. Callers are expected to handle this exceptional case when working with collections and maps.
    
    Specified by:
    
    canConvert in interface ConversionService
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - the source type to convert from (may be null if source is null)
    targetType - the target type to convert to (required)
    
    Returns:
    true if a conversion can be performed, false if not
  - canConvert
```
public boolean canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                 TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConversionService
    
    Returns true if objects of sourceType can be converted to the targetType. The TypeDescriptors provide additional context about the source and target locations where conversion would occur, often object fields or property locations. If this method returns true, it means ConversionService.convert(Object, TypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor) is capable of converting an instance of sourceType to targetType. Special note on collections, arrays, and maps types: For conversion between collection, array, and map types, this method will return 'true' even though a convert invocation may still generate a ConversionException if the underlying elements are not convertible. Callers are expected to handle this exceptional case when working with collections and maps.
    
    Specified by:
    
    canConvert in interface ConversionService
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - context about the source type to convert from (may be null if source is null)
    targetType - context about the target type to convert to (required)
    
    Returns:
    true if a conversion can be performed between the source and target types, false if not
  - canBypassConvert
```
public boolean canBypassConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                       TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Returns true if conversion between the sourceType and targetType can be bypassed. More precisely this method will return true if objects of sourceType can be converted to the targetType by returning the source object unchanged.
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - context about the source type to convert from (may be null if source is null)
    targetType - context about the target type to convert to (required)
    
    Returns:
    true if conversion can be bypassed
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if targetType is null
    Since:
    
    3.2
  - convert
```
public <T> T convert(Object source,
            Class<T> targetType)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConversionService
    
    Convert the source to targetType.
    
    Specified by:
    
    convert in interface ConversionService
    
    Parameters:
    source - the source object to convert (may be null)
    targetType - the target type to convert to (required)
    
    Returns:
    the converted object, an instance of targetType
  - convert
```
public Object convert(Object source,
             TypeDescriptor sourceType,
             TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConversionService
    
    Convert the source to targetType. The TypeDescriptors provide additional context about the source and target locations where conversion will occur, often object fields or property locations.
    
    Specified by:
    
    convert in interface ConversionService
    
    Parameters:
    source - the source object to convert (may be null)
    sourceType - context about the source type converting from (may be null if source is null)
    targetType - context about the target type to convert to (required)
    
    Returns:
    the converted object, an instance of targetType
  - convert
```
public Object convert(Object source,
             TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Convenience operation for converting a source object to the specified targetType, where the targetType is a descriptor that provides additional conversion context. Simply delegates to convert(Object, TypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor) and encapsulates the construction of the sourceType descriptor using TypeDescriptor.forObject(Object).
    
    Parameters:
    source - the source object
    targetType - the target type
    
    Returns:
    the converted value
    
    Throws:
    
    ConversionException - if a conversion exception occurred
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if targetType is null, or sourceType is null but source is not null
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - convertNullSource
```
protected Object convertNullSource(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                       TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Template method to convert a null source.
    Default implementation returns null. Subclasses may override to return custom null objects for specific target types.
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - the sourceType to convert from
    targetType - the targetType to convert to
    
    Returns:
    the converted null object
  - getConverter
```
protected GenericConverter getConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                            TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Hook method to lookup the converter for a given sourceType/targetType pair. First queries this ConversionService's converter cache. On a cache miss, then performs an exhaustive search for a matching converter. If no converter matches, returns the default converter. Subclasses may override.
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - the source type to convert from
    targetType - the target type to convert to
    
    Returns:
    the generic converter that will perform the conversion, or null if no suitable converter was found
    See Also:
    getDefaultConverter(TypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor)
  - getDefaultConverter
```
protected GenericConverter getDefaultConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType,
                                   TypeDescriptor targetType)
```
    Return the default converter if no converter is found for the given sourceType/targetType pair. Returns a NO_OP Converter if the sourceType is assignable to the targetType. Returns null otherwise, indicating no suitable converter could be found. Subclasses may override.
    
    Parameters:
    sourceType - the source type to convert from
    targetType - the target type to convert to
    
    Returns:
    the default generic converter that will perform the conversion

Class GenericConversionService

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

GenericConversionService

Method Detail

addConverter

addConverter

addConverter

addConverterFactory

removeConvertible

canConvert

canConvert

canBypassConvert

convert

convert

convert

toString

convertNullSource

getConverter

getDefaultConverter