org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class BigDecimalConverter

Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

public final class BigDecimalConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements Converter

Standard Converter implementation that converts an incoming String into a java.math.BigDecimal object, optionally using a default value or throwing a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
Version:
$Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 13:18:34 $
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan
Since:
1.3

Field Summary

private Object
defaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.
private boolean
useDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?

Constructor Summary

BigDecimalConverter()
Create a Converter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
BigDecimalConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a Converter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.

Method Summary

Object
convert(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Field Details

defaultValue

private Object defaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.

useDefault

private boolean useDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?

Constructor Details

BigDecimalConverter

public BigDecimalConverter()
Create a Converter that will throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

BigDecimalConverter

public BigDecimalConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a Converter that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
Parameters:
defaultValue - The default value to be returned

Method Details

convert

public Object convert(Class type,
                      Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.
Specified by:
convert in interface Converter
Parameters:
type - Data type to which this value should be converted
value - The input value to be converted

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