Uses of Class
org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor

Packages that use TypeDescriptor

Package	Description
org.springframework.core.convert	Type conversion system API.
org.springframework.core.convert.converter	SPI to implement Converters for the type conversion system.
org.springframework.core.convert.support	Default implementation of the type conversion system.

Uses of TypeDescriptor in org.springframework.core.convert

Methods in org.springframework.core.convert that return TypeDescriptor

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.array(TypeDescriptor elementTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor as an array of the specified type.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.collection(java.lang.Class<?> collectionType, TypeDescriptor elementTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor from a Collection type.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.elementTypeDescriptor(java.lang.Object element) If this type is a Collection or an array, creates a element TypeDescriptor from the provided collection or array element.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.forObject(java.lang.Object source) Create a new type descriptor for an object.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.getElementTypeDescriptor() If this type is an array, returns the array's component type.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.getMapKeyTypeDescriptor() If this type is a Map and its key type is parameterized, returns the map's key type.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.getMapKeyTypeDescriptor(java.lang.Object mapKey) If this type is a Map, creates a mapKey TypeDescriptor from the provided map key.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.getMapValueTypeDescriptor() If this type is a Map and its value type is parameterized, returns the map's value type.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.getMapValueTypeDescriptor(java.lang.Object mapValue) If this type is a Map, creates a mapValue TypeDescriptor from the provided map value.
TypeDescriptor	ConverterNotFoundException.getSourceType() Return the source type that was requested to convert from.
TypeDescriptor	ConversionFailedException.getSourceType() Return the source type we tried to convert the value from.
TypeDescriptor	ConverterNotFoundException.getTargetType() Return the target type that was requested to convert to.
TypeDescriptor	ConversionFailedException.getTargetType() Return the target type we tried to convert the value to.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.map(java.lang.Class<?> mapType, TypeDescriptor keyTypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor valueTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor from a Map type.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.narrow(java.lang.Object value) Narrows this TypeDescriptor by setting its type to the class of the provided value.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.nested(java.lang.reflect.Field field, int nestingLevel) Create a type descriptor for a nested type declared within the field.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.nested(MethodParameter methodParameter, int nestingLevel) Create a type descriptor for a nested type declared within the method parameter.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.nested(Property property, int nestingLevel) Create a type descriptor for a nested type declared within the property.
TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.upcast(java.lang.Class<?> superType) Cast this TypeDescriptor to a superclass or implemented interface preserving annotations and nested type context.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.valueOf(java.lang.Class<?> type) Create a new type descriptor from the given type.

Methods in org.springframework.core.convert with parameters of type TypeDescriptor

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.array(TypeDescriptor elementTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor as an array of the specified type.
boolean	ConversionService.canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Return true if objects of sourceType can be converted to the targetType.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.collection(java.lang.Class<?> collectionType, TypeDescriptor elementTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor from a Collection type.
java.lang.Object	ConversionService.convert(java.lang.Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Convert the given source to the specified targetType.
boolean	TypeDescriptor.isAssignableTo(TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) Returns true if an object of this type descriptor can be assigned to the location described by the given type descriptor.
static TypeDescriptor	TypeDescriptor.map(java.lang.Class<?> mapType, TypeDescriptor keyTypeDescriptor, TypeDescriptor valueTypeDescriptor) Create a new type descriptor from a Map type.

Constructors in org.springframework.core.convert with parameters of type TypeDescriptor

Constructor and Description
ConversionFailedException(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Throwable cause) Create a new conversion exception.
ConverterNotFoundException(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Create a new conversion executor not found exception.

Uses of TypeDescriptor in org.springframework.core.convert.converter

Methods in org.springframework.core.convert.converter with parameters of type TypeDescriptor

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	GenericConverter.convert(java.lang.Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Convert the source object to the targetType described by the TypeDescriptor.
boolean	ConditionalConverter.matches(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Should the conversion from sourceType to targetType currently under consideration be selected?

Uses of TypeDescriptor in org.springframework.core.convert.support

Methods in org.springframework.core.convert.support with parameters of type TypeDescriptor

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	GenericConversionService.canBypassConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Return whether conversion between the source type and the target type can be bypassed.
boolean	GenericConversionService.canConvert(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)
java.lang.Object	GenericConversionService.convert(java.lang.Object source, TypeDescriptor targetType) Convenience operation for converting a source object to the specified targetType, where the target type is a descriptor that provides additional conversion context.
java.lang.Object	GenericConversionService.convert(java.lang.Object source, TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType)
protected java.lang.Object	GenericConversionService.convertNullSource(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Template method to convert a null source.
protected GenericConverter	GenericConversionService.getConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Hook method to lookup the converter for a given sourceType/targetType pair.
protected GenericConverter	GenericConversionService.getDefaultConverter(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) Return the default converter if no converter is found for the given sourceType/targetType pair.

Constructors in org.springframework.core.convert.support with parameters of type TypeDescriptor

Constructor and Description
ConvertingPropertyEditorAdapter(ConversionService conversionService, TypeDescriptor targetDescriptor) Create a new ConvertingPropertyEditorAdapter for a given ConversionService and the given target type.