Package org.jboss.resteasy.util

Class TypeConverter

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.resteasy.util.TypeConverter

public final class TypeConverter
extends Object

A utility class that can convert a String value as a typed object.

Version:

$Revision: $

Author:

Ryan J. McDonough

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Boolean	getBooleanValue(String source)	Returns a Boolean value from a String.
static <T> T	getType(Class<T> targetType, String source)	A generic method that returns the String as the specified Java type.
static <T> T	getTypeViaValueOfMethod(String source, Class<T> targetType)
static boolean	isConvertable(Class<?> targetType)	Tests if the class can safely be converted from a String to the specified type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getType

public static <T> T getType(Class<T> targetType,
                            String source)

A generic method that returns the String as the specified Java type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type to return

Parameters:

source - the string value to convert

targetType - target type

Returns:

the object instance

isConvertable

public static boolean isConvertable(Class<?> targetType)

Tests if the class can safely be converted from a String to the specified type.

Parameters:

targetType - the type to convert to

Returns:

true if the class possesses either a "valueOf()" method or a constructor with a String parameter.

getBooleanValue

public static Boolean getBooleanValue(String source)

Returns a Boolean value from a String. Unlike Boolean.valueOf(String), this method takes more String options. The following String values will return true:

• Yes
• Y
• T
• 1

While the following values will return false:

• No
• N
• F
• 0

Parameters:

source - source string

Returns:

boolean value from string

getTypeViaValueOfMethod

public static <T> T getTypeViaValueOfMethod(String source,
                                            Class<T> targetType)
                                     throws NoSuchMethodException

Type Parameters:

T - type

Parameters:

source - source string

targetType - target type

Returns:

object instance of type T

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException - if method was not found