org.springframework.binding.convert.converters

Interface TwoWayConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayToCollection, FormattedStringToNumber, PropertyEditorConverter, StringToBigDecimal, StringToBigInteger, StringToBoolean, StringToByte, StringToCharacter, StringToClass, StringToDate, StringToDouble, StringToEnum, StringToFloat, StringToInteger, StringToLabeledEnum, StringToLocale, StringToLong, StringToObject, StringToShort

public interface TwoWayConverter
extends Converter

A converter that can also convert from the target back to the source.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convertTargetToSourceClass(Object target, Class sourceClass) Convert the provided target object argument to an instance of the specified source class.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.binding.convert.converters.Converter

convertSourceToTargetClass, getSourceClass, getTargetClass

Method Detail

convertTargetToSourceClass

Object convertTargetToSourceClass(Object target,
                                Class sourceClass)
                                  throws Exception

Convert the provided target object argument to an instance of the specified source class.

Parameters:

target - the target object to convert, which must be an instance of Converter.getTargetClass()

sourceClass - the source class to convert the target to, which must be equal to or a specialization of Converter.getSourceClass()

Returns:

the converted object, which must be an instance of the sourceClass

Throws:

Exception - an exception occurred performing the conversion