org.pentaho.di.core.plugins

Interface IValueMetaConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ValueMetaConverter

public interface IValueMetaConverter

Created by tkafalas on 12/4/2017.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convertFromSourceToTargetDataType(int sourceValueMetaType, int targetValueMetaType, Object value)
void	setDatePattern(SimpleDateFormat datePattern)

Method Detail

convertFromSourceToTargetDataType

Object convertFromSourceToTargetDataType(int sourceValueMetaType,
                                         int targetValueMetaType,
                                         Object value)
                                  throws ValueMetaConversionException

Parameters:

sourceValueMetaType - The source ValueMeta Type defined in the ValueMetaInterface

targetValueMetaType - The target ValueMeta Type defined in the ValueMetaInterface

value - the source value to be converted

Returns:

An object representing the value converted to targetMetaType. This value is suitable to use for

Throws:

ValueMetaConversionException

setDatePattern

void setDatePattern(SimpleDateFormat datePattern)