Package org.smooks.api.converter

Interface TypeConverterFactory<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the TypeConverter's source class

T - the TypeConverter's target class

@ThreadSafe
public interface TypeConverterFactory<S,T>

Creates a TypeConverter for converting objects of different types.

A TypeConverterFactory is registered in the provider-configuration file META-INF/services/org.smooks.converter.factory.TypeConverterFactory and discovered at startup.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeConverter<? super S,? extends T>	createTypeConverter()
TypeConverterDescriptor<Class<S>,Class<T>>	getTypeConverterDescriptor()

Method Detail

createTypeConverter

TypeConverter<? super S,? extends T> createTypeConverter()

getTypeConverterDescriptor

TypeConverterDescriptor<Class<S>,Class<T>> getTypeConverterDescriptor()