org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.util.beans
Class ArrayValueConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.util.beans.ArrayValueConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueConverter

public class ArrayValueConverter
extends Object
implements ValueConverter

An ValueConverter that handles Arrays. Conversion to arrays is done using a CSV string.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary

ArrayValueConverter(Class arrayClass, ValueConverter elementConverter)
Creates a new ArrayValueConverter for the given element type and array type.

Method Summary

String	toAttributeValue(Object o) Converts an object to an attribute value.
Object	toPropertyValue(String s) Converts a string to a property value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArrayValueConverter

public ArrayValueConverter(Class arrayClass,
                           ValueConverter elementConverter)

Creates a new ArrayValueConverter for the given element type and array type.

Parameters:

arrayClass - the array type

elementConverter - the value converter for the array elements.

Method Detail

toAttributeValue

public String toAttributeValue(Object o)
                        throws BeanException

Converts an object to an attribute value.

Specified by:

toAttributeValue in interface ValueConverter

Parameters:

o - the object.

Returns:

the attribute value.

Throws:

BeanException - if there was an error during the conversion.

toPropertyValue

public Object toPropertyValue(String s)
                       throws BeanException

Converts a string to a property value.

Specified by:

toPropertyValue in interface ValueConverter

Parameters:

s - the string.

Returns:

a property value.

Throws:

BeanException - if there was an error during the conversion.