org.sonatype.gshell.util.converter.collections

Class CollectionConverterSupport

java.lang.Object

java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

org.sonatype.gshell.util.converter.ConverterSupport

org.sonatype.gshell.util.converter.collections.CollectionConverterSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyEditor, Converter

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayConverter, ArrayListConverter, GenericCollectionConverter, LinkedHashSetConverter, LinkedListConverter, ListConverter, SetConverter, SortedSetConverter, TreeSetConverter

public abstract class CollectionConverterSupport
extends ConverterSupport

Support for collection converters.

Since:

2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionConverterSupport(Class type)
CollectionConverterSupport(Class type, PropertyEditor editor)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected Object	convertToObject(String text) Converts the supplied text in to an instance of the editor type.
protected String	convertToString(Object value) Converts the supplied object to text.
protected abstract Object	createCollection(List list)

Methods inherited from class org.sonatype.gshell.util.converter.ConverterSupport

getAsText, getType, getValue, setAsText, setValue, toObject, toString

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setSource, supportsCustomEditor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.PropertyEditor

addPropertyChangeListener, getCustomEditor, getJavaInitializationString, getTags, isPaintable, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, supportsCustomEditor

Constructor Detail

CollectionConverterSupport

public CollectionConverterSupport(Class type)

CollectionConverterSupport

public CollectionConverterSupport(Class type,
                          PropertyEditor editor)

Method Detail

convertToObject

protected final Object convertToObject(String text)
                                throws Exception

Description copied from class: ConverterSupport

Converts the supplied text in to an instance of the editor type. The text will never be null, and trim() will already have been called.

Specified by:

convertToObject in class ConverterSupport

Parameters:

text - The text to convertToObject

Returns:

An instance of the converted type

Throws:

Exception - Conversion failed

createCollection

protected abstract Object createCollection(List list)
                                    throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

convertToString

protected final String convertToString(Object value)

Description copied from class: ConverterSupport

Converts the supplied object to text. The supplied object will always be an instance of the editor type, and specifically will never be null or a String (unless this is the String editor).

Overrides:

convertToString in class ConverterSupport

Parameters:

value - an instance of the editor type

Returns:

the text equivalent of the value