org.jboss.util.coerce
Class FileHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.util.coerce.CoercionHandler
      org.jboss.util.coerce.BoundCoercionHandler
          org.jboss.util.coerce.FileHandler

public class FileHandler
extends BoundCoercionHandler

A java.io.File coercion handler.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3.6.1 $

Author:

Jason Dillon

Constructor Summary

FileHandler()

Method Summary

Object	coerce(Object value, Class type) Coerces the given value into the given type (which should be File).
Object	coerce(String value) Coerces the given String into a File by creating attempting to create a new file for the given filename.
Class	getType() Get the target class type for this CoercionHandler.

Methods inherited from class org.jboss.util.coerce.CoercionHandler

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

FileHandler

public FileHandler()

Method Detail

getType

public Class getType()

Get the target class type for this CoercionHandler.

Specified by:

getType in class BoundCoercionHandler

Returns:

Class type.

coerce

public Object coerce(Object value,
                     Class type)
              throws CoercionException

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

Parameters:

value - Value to coerce.

type - File.

Returns:

Value coerced into a File.

Throws:

CoercionException - Failed to coerce.

coerce

public Object coerce(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 - Failed to create file.