com.oracle.common.base

Interface Converter<F,T>

Type Parameters:

F - the from type

T - the to type

All Superinterfaces:

Function<F,T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Converter<F,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

FederatedScheme.NameConverter, NullImplementation.NullConverter, SimpleOverflowMap.FrontFilterConverter

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Converter<F,T>
extends Function<F,T>

Provide for "pluggable" object conversions.

Author:

pm 2000.04.25

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default T	apply(F value)
T	convert(F value) Convert the passed object to another object.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Function

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Method Detail

convert

T convert(F value)

Convert the passed object to another object.

Parameters:

value - the object to convert

Returns:

the converted form of the passed object

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - describes a conversion error

apply

default T apply(F value)

Specified by:

apply in interface Function<F,T>