org.apache.camel
Interface TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayTypeConverter, AsyncProcessorTypeConverter, BaseTypeConverterRegistry, DefaultTypeConverter, EnumTypeConverter, FutureTypeConverter, InstanceMethodFallbackTypeConverter, InstanceMethodTypeConverter, LazyLoadingTypeConverter, PropertyEditorTypeConverter, StaticMethodFallbackTypeConverter, StaticMethodTypeConverter, ToStringTypeConverter

public interface TypeConverter

A pluggable strategy to be able to convert objects to different types such as to and from String, InputStream/OutputStream, Reader/Writer, Document, byte[], ByteBuffer etc

Version:

$Revision: 755958 $

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> type, 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

Method Detail

convertTo

<T> T convertTo(Class<T> type,
                Object value)

Converts the value to the specified type

Parameters:

type - the requested type

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, or null if not possible to convert

convertTo

<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).

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

<T> T mandatoryConvertTo(Class<T> type,
                         Object value)
                     throws NoTypeConversionAvailableException

Converts the value to the specified type

Parameters:

type - the requested type

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, is never null

Throws:

NoTypeConversionAvailableException - if conversion not possible

mandatoryConvertTo

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

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).

Parameters:

type - the requested type

exchange - the current exchange

value - the value to be converted

Returns:

the converted value, is never null

Throws:

NoTypeConversionAvailableException} - if conversion not possible

NoTypeConversionAvailableException