Package 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	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)