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

Class OptionalToContainedObject

java.lang.Object

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

de.gebit.integrity.parameter.conversion.conversions.java.other.OptionalToContainedObject

public class OptionalToContainedObject
extends Conversion<Optional,Object>

This conversion is necessary to allow Optionals to be used as parameters. It basically resolves them to the contained object (which may have to be converted further afterwards).

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
OptionalToContainedObject()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	convert(Optional 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 Detail

OptionalToContainedObject

public OptionalToContainedObject()

Method Detail

convert

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

Description copied from class: Conversion

Performs the conversion.

Specified by:

convert in class Conversion<Optional,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