org.jboss.util.coerce
Class FileHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.util.coerce.CoercionHandler (src) 
      org.jboss.util.coerce.BoundCoercionHandler (src) 
          org.jboss.util.coerce.FileHandler

public class FileHandler

extends BoundCoercionHandler (src)

A java.io.File coercion handler.

FileHandler

public FileHandler()

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 File).

This currently only support coercion from a String

Specified by:

coerce in class CoercionHandler (src)

Parameters:

value - Value to coerce.

type - File.

Returns:

Value coerced into a File.

Throws:

CoercionException (src) - Failed to coerce.

coerce

public java.lang.Object coerce(java.lang.String value)

Coerces the given String into a File by creating attempting to create a new file for the given filename.

Parameters:

value - The name of the file to create.

Returns:

File

Throws:

NotCoercibleException (src) - Failed to create file.