org.springframework.binding.convert.converters
Interface TwoWayConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayToCollection, FormattedStringToNumber, PropertyEditorConverter, StringToBigDecimal, StringToBigInteger, StringToBoolean, StringToByte, StringToCharacter, StringToClass, StringToDate, StringToDouble, StringToEnum, StringToFloat, StringToInteger, StringToLabeledEnum, StringToLocale, StringToLong, StringToObject, StringToShort

public interface TwoWayConverter
extends Converter

A converter that can also convert from the target back to the source.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

convertTargetToSourceClass(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass) Convert the provided target object argument to an instance of the specified source class.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.Converter

convertSourceToTargetClass, getSourceClass, getTargetClass

Method Detail

convertTargetToSourceClass

java.lang.Object convertTargetToSourceClass(java.lang.Object target,
                                            java.lang.Class<?> sourceClass)
                                            throws java.lang.Exception

Convert the provided target object argument to an instance of the specified source class.

Parameters:

target - the target object to convert, which must be an instance of Converter.getTargetClass()

sourceClass - the source class to convert the target to, which must be equal to or a specialization of Converter.getSourceClass()

Returns:

the converted object, which must be an instance of the sourceClass

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - an exception occurred performing the conversion