org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters
Interface ConfigurationConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBasicConverter, AbstractConfigurationConverter, ArrayConverter, BooleanConverter, ByteConverter, CharConverter, ClassConverter, ClassRealmConverter, CollectionConverter, DateConverter, DoubleConverter, EnumConverter, FileConverter, FloatConverter, IntConverter, LongConverter, MapConverter, ObjectWithFieldsConverter, PlexusConfigurationConverter, PropertiesConverter, ShortConverter, StringBufferConverter, StringConverter, UriConverter, UrlConverter

public interface ConfigurationConverter

Method Summary

boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Class type)
java.lang.Object	fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup, PlexusConfiguration configuration, java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Class baseType, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader, ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator)
java.lang.Object	fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup, PlexusConfiguration configuration, java.lang.Class type, java.lang.Class baseType, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader, ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator, ConfigurationListener listener)

Method Detail

canConvert

boolean canConvert(java.lang.Class type)

fromConfiguration

java.lang.Object fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup,
                                   PlexusConfiguration configuration,
                                   java.lang.Class type,
                                   java.lang.Class baseType,
                                   java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader,
                                   ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator)
                                   throws ComponentConfigurationException

Parameters:

converterLookup - Repository of available converters

configuration -

type - the type of object to read

baseType - the type of object the the source is

classLoader - ClassLoader which should be used for loading classes

expressionEvaluator - the expression evaluator to use for expressions

Returns:

the object

Throws:

ComponentConfigurationException

fromConfiguration

java.lang.Object fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup,
                                   PlexusConfiguration configuration,
                                   java.lang.Class type,
                                   java.lang.Class baseType,
                                   java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader,
                                   ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator,
                                   ConfigurationListener listener)
                                   throws ComponentConfigurationException

Parameters:

converterLookup - Repository of available converters

configuration -

type - the type of object to read

baseType - the type of object the the source is

classLoader - ClassLoader which should be used for loading classes

expressionEvaluator - the expression evaluator to use for expressions

Returns:

the object

Throws:

ComponentConfigurationException