org.jboss.resteasy.util
Class TypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jboss.resteasy.util.TypeConverter

public final class TypeConverter
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class that can convert a String value as a typed object.

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Method Summary
static java.lang.Boolean getBooleanValue(java.lang.String source)
           Returns a Boolean value from a String.
static
<T> T
getType(java.lang.Class<T> targetType, java.lang.String source)
          A generic method that returns the String as the specified Java type.
static
<T> T
getTypeViaValueOfMethod(java.lang.String source, java.lang.Class<T> targetType)
           
static boolean isConvertable(java.lang.Class<?> targetType)
          Tests if the class can safely be converted from a String to the specified type.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getType

public static <T> T getType(java.lang.Class<T> targetType,
                            java.lang.String source)
A generic method that returns the String as the specified Java type.

Type Parameters:
T - the type to return
Parameters:
source - the string value to convert
targetType -
Returns:
the object instance

isConvertable

public static boolean isConvertable(java.lang.Class<?> targetType)
Tests if the class can safely be converted from a String to the specified type.

Parameters:
targetType - the type to convert to
Returns:
true if the class possesses either a "valueOf()" method or a constructor with a String parameter.

getBooleanValue

public static java.lang.Boolean getBooleanValue(java.lang.String source)

Returns a Boolean value from a String. Unlike Boolean.#valueOf(String), this method takes more String options. The following String values will return true:

  • Yes
  • Y
  • T
  • 1

While the following values will return false:

  • No
  • N
  • F
  • 0

Parameters:
source -
Returns:

getTypeViaValueOfMethod

public static <T> T getTypeViaValueOfMethod(java.lang.String source,
                                            java.lang.Class<T> targetType)
                                 throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
Type Parameters:
T -
Parameters:
source -
targetType -
Returns:
Throws:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException


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