Package de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.conversions.java.identity

Class ObjectToObject

java.lang.Object

de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.Conversion<Object,Object>

de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.conversions.java.identity.ObjectToObject

public class ObjectToObject
extends Conversion<Object,Object>

A default Integrity conversion. This conversion actually doesn't convert anything - it just returns the input. This special conversion is not part of the normal bunch of conversions which is scanned to find a matching one, but only used to handle special cases.

Author:

Rene Schneider - initial API and implementation

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.Conversion

Conversion.Priority

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectToObject()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	convert(Object aSource, Class<? extends Object> aTargetType, ConversionContext aConversionContext)	Performs the conversion.

Methods inherited from class de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.Conversion

convertValueRecursive, convertValueToFormattedStringArrayRecursive, setVisitedObjects

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ObjectToObject

public ObjectToObject()

Method Details

convert

public Object convert(Object aSource,
 Class<? extends Object> aTargetType,
 ConversionContext aConversionContext)
               throws ConversionFailedException

Description copied from class: Conversion

Performs the conversion.

Specified by:

convert in class Conversion<Object,Object>

Parameters:

aSource - the source object to convert

aTargetType - TODO

aConversionContext - controls some conversion parameters and rules; may be null if the default ConversionContext values shall be used

Returns:

the converted object

Throws:

ConversionFailedException - in case of conversion errors