org.apache.camel.impl.converter
Class ToStringTypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.camel.impl.converter.ToStringTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeConverter

public class ToStringTypeConverter
extends Object
implements TypeConverter

A simple converter that can convert any object to a String type by using the toString() method of the object.

Version:

$Revision: 755890 $

Constructor Summary

ToStringTypeConverter()

Method Summary

<T> T	convertTo(Class<T> type, Exchange exchange, Object value) Converts the value to the specified type in the context of an exchange Used when conversion requires extra information from the current exchange (such as encoding).
<T> T	convertTo(Class<T> toType, Object value) Converts the value to the specified type
<T> T	mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type, Exchange exchange, Object value) Converts the value to the specified type in the context of an exchange Used when conversion requires extra information from the current exchange (such as encoding).
<T> T	mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type, Object value) Converts the value to the specified type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ToStringTypeConverter

public ToStringTypeConverter()

Method Detail

convertTo

public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> toType,
                       Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts the value to the specified type

Specified by:

convertTo in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

toType - the requested type

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, or null if not possible to convert

convertTo

public <T> T convertTo(Class<T> type,
                       Exchange exchange,
                       Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts the value to the specified type in the context of an exchange

Used when conversion requires extra information from the current exchange (such as encoding).

Specified by:

convertTo in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

type - the requested type

exchange - the current exchange

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, or null if not possible to convert

mandatoryConvertTo

public <T> T mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type,
                                Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts the value to the specified type

Specified by:

mandatoryConvertTo in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

type - the requested type

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, is never null

mandatoryConvertTo

public <T> T mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type,
                                Exchange exchange,
                                Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeConverter

Converts the value to the specified type in the context of an exchange

Used when conversion requires extra information from the current exchange (such as encoding).

Specified by:

mandatoryConvertTo in interface TypeConverter

Parameters:

type - the requested type

exchange - the current exchange

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, is never null