org.apache.camel.spi
Interface TypeConverterRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTypeConverter, ReportingTypeConverterRegistry

public interface TypeConverterRegistry

Registry for type converters.

Version:

$Revision: 738826 $

Method Summary

void	addFallbackTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter) Registers a new fallback type converter
void	addTypeConverter(Class toType, Class fromType, TypeConverter typeConverter) Registers a new type converter
Injector	getInjector() Gets the injector
TypeConverter	lookup(Class toType, Class fromType) Performs a lookup for a given type converter.
void	setInjector(Injector injector) Sets the injector to be used for creating new instances during type convertions.

Method Detail

addTypeConverter

void addTypeConverter(Class toType,
                      Class fromType,
                      TypeConverter typeConverter)

Registers a new type converter

Parameters:

toType - the type to convert to

fromType - the type to convert from

typeConverter - the type converter to use

addFallbackTypeConverter

void addFallbackTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter)

Registers a new fallback type converter

Parameters:

typeConverter - the type converter to use

lookup

TypeConverter lookup(Class toType,
                     Class fromType)

Performs a lookup for a given type converter.

Parameters:

toType - the type to convert to

fromType - the type to convert from

Returns:

the type converter or null if not found.

setInjector

void setInjector(Injector injector)

Sets the injector to be used for creating new instances during type convertions.

getInjector

Injector getInjector()

Gets the injector