org.apache.camel.spi
Interface TypeConverterRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseTypeConverterRegistry, DefaultTypeConverter, LazyLoadingTypeConverter

public interface TypeConverterRegistry

Registry for type converters.

Version:

$Revision: 939945 $

Method Summary

void	addFallbackTypeConverter(TypeConverter typeConverter, boolean canPromote) 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,
                              boolean canPromote)

Registers a new fallback type converter

Parameters:

typeConverter - the type converter to use

canPromote - whether or not the fallback type converter can be promoted to a first class type converter

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.

Parameters:

injector - the injector

getInjector

Injector getInjector()

Gets the injector

Returns:

the injector