jidefx.utils.converter

Interface ObjectConverter<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ColorConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDateConverter, AbstractNumberConverter, BigDecimalConverter, BooleanConverter, BoundingBoxConverter, ByteConverter, CalendarConverter, CurrencyConverter, DateConverter, DefaultObjectConverter, DefaultValuesConverter, Dimension2DConverter, DoubleConverter, EnumConverter, FileConverter, FloatConverter, FontConverter, HexColorConverter, InsetsConverter, IntegerConverter, LocalDateConverter, LocalDateTimeConverter, LocalTimeConverter, LongConverter, MonthNameConverter, MultilineStringConverter, NaturalNumberConverter, NumberConverter, NumberDateConverter, PercentConverter, Point2DConverter, Point3DConverter, QuarterNameConverter, Rectangle2DConverter, RgbColorConverter, ShortConverter, StringArrayConverter, TemporalAccessConverter, ValuesConverter, WebColorConverter, YearMonthConverter, YearMonthConverter

public interface ObjectConverter<T>

An interface that can convert an object to a String and convert from String to an object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	fromString(java.lang.String string, ConverterContext context) Converts from String to an object.
java.lang.String	toString(T object, ConverterContext context) Converts from object to String.
javafx.util.StringConverter<T>	toStringConverter() Creates a compatible StringConverter from ObjectConverter using the ConverterContext.DEFAULT_CONTEXT.

Method Detail

toString

java.lang.String toString(T object,
                          ConverterContext context)

Converts from object to String. Generally speaking, if the object is null, "" will be returned.

Parameters:

object - object to be converted

context - converter context to be used

Returns:

the String

fromString

T fromString(java.lang.String string,
             ConverterContext context)

Converts from String to an object. Generally speaking, if the String is null or empty, null will be returned. It we failed to convert the String to the specified data type, null will be returned too.

Parameters:

string - the string

context - context to be converted

Returns:

the object converted from string, or null if we failed to convert the String to the specified data type.

toStringConverter

javafx.util.StringConverter<T> toStringConverter()

Creates a compatible StringConverter from ObjectConverter using the ConverterContext.DEFAULT_CONTEXT.

Returns:

a StringConverter.