Package org.springframework.binding.convert.converters

Class ObjectToCollection

java.lang.Object
org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.ObjectToCollection
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter
public class ObjectToCollection extends Object implements Converter
Special two-way converter that converts an object to an single-element collection. Supports type conversion of the individual element with parameterized collection implementations.
Author:
Keith Donald

  • Constructor Details

    • ObjectToCollection

      public ObjectToCollection(ConversionService conversionService)
      Creates a new object to collection converter
      Parameters:
      conversionService - the conversion service to lookup the converter to use to convert an object when adding it to a target collection

    • ObjectToCollection

      public ObjectToCollection(ConversionExecutor elementConverter)
      Creates a new object to collection converter
      Parameters:
      elementConverter - a specific converter to execute on an object when adding it to a target collection

  • 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