oracle.adfnmc.util
Interface TypeConversion

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeFactoryAdapter

public interface TypeConversion

Generic TypeConversion logic interface. Use TypeConversionFactory.addTypeConversionImplementation(java.lang.String, oracle.adfnmc.util.TypeConversion) to register a type conversion implementation with the runtime.
Use TypeConversionFactory.getTypeConversionImplementation(java.lang.String) to retrieve a specific type conversion implementation by class name.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	convert(java.lang.Class destinationType, java.lang.Object sourceValue)
void	registerConversionForClass(java.lang.Class destinationType, java.lang.Class sourceType, java.lang.Object conversionImpl) Extensibility method to add conversions at runtime.

Method Detail

convert

java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Class destinationType,
                         java.lang.Object sourceValue)

Parameters:

destinationType -

sourceValue -

Returns:

An Object of type destinationType or null if the conversion fails

registerConversionForClass

void registerConversionForClass(java.lang.Class destinationType,
                                java.lang.Class sourceType,
                                java.lang.Object conversionImpl)

Extensibility method to add conversions at runtime.

Parameters:

destinationType -

conversionImpl - Form and behavior of this object is defined by TypeConversion implementor