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org.jboss.util.coerce
Class ClassHandler

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.jboss.util.coerce.CoercionHandler (src) 
      extended byorg.jboss.util.coerce.BoundCoercionHandler (src) 
          extended byorg.jboss.util.coerce.ClassHandler
public class ClassHandler
extends BoundCoercionHandler (src)

A java.lang.Class coercion handler.

Constructor Summary
ClassHandler()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class type)
          Coerces the given value into the given type (which should be Class).
 java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.String value)
          Coerces the given String into a Class by doing a Class.forName().
 java.lang.Class getType()
          Get the target class type for this CoercionHandler.
 
Methods inherited from class org.jboss.util.coerce.CoercionHandler (src)
create, install, install, isInstalled, lookup, uninstall
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ClassHandler

public ClassHandler()
Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()
Get the target class type for this CoercionHandler.

Specified by:
getType in class BoundCoercionHandler (src)
Returns:
Class type.

coerce

public java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.Object value,
                               java.lang.Class type)
                        throws CoercionException (src)
Coerces the given value into the given type (which should be Class).

This currently only support coercion from a String.

Specified by:
coerce in class CoercionHandler (src)
Parameters:
value - Value to coerce.
type - java.lang.Class.
Returns:
Value coerced into a Class.
Throws:
CoercionException (src) - Failed to coerce.

coerce

public java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.String value)
Coerces the given String into a Class by doing a Class.forName().

Parameters:
value - String value to convert to a Class.
Returns:
Class value.
Throws:
NotCoercibleException (src) - Class not found.
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