Package org.springframework.binding.convert.converters

Class ArrayToArray

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.ArrayToArray
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter
public class ArrayToArray extends Object implements Converter
Special one-way converter that converts from a source array to a target array. Supports type conversion of the individual array elements; for example, the ability to convert a String[] to an Integer[]. Mainly used internally by ConversionService implementations.
Author:
Keith Donald

  • Constructor Details

    • ArrayToArray

      public ArrayToArray(ConversionService conversionService)
      Creates a new array-to-array converter.
      Parameters:
      conversionService - the service to use to lookup conversion executors for individual array elements dynamically

    • ArrayToArray

      public ArrayToArray(ConversionExecutor elementConverter)
      Creates a new array-to-array converter.
      Parameters:
      elementConverter - a specific conversion executor to use to convert elements in the source array to elements in the target array.

  • Method Details

    • getSourceClass

      public Class<?> getSourceClass()
      Description copied from interface: Converter
      The source class this converter can convert from. May be an interface or abstract type to allow this converter to convert specific subclasses as well.
      Specified by:
      getSourceClass in interface Converter
      Returns:
      the source type

    • getTargetClass

      public Class<?> getTargetClass()
      Description copied from interface: Converter
      The target class this converter can convert to. May be an interface or abstract type to allow this converter to convert specific subclasses as well.
      Specified by:
      getTargetClass in interface Converter
      Returns:
      the target type

    • convertSourceToTargetClass

      public Object convertSourceToTargetClass(Object source, Class<?> targetClass)
      Description copied from interface: Converter
      Convert the provided source object argument to an instance of the specified target class.
      Specified by:
      convertSourceToTargetClass in interface Converter
      Parameters:
      source - the source object to convert, which must be an instance of Converter.getSourceClass()
      targetClass - the target class to convert the source to, which must be equal to or a specialization of Converter.getTargetClass()
      Returns:
      the converted object, which must be an instance of the targetClass