org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.util.beans
Interface ValueConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayValueConverter, BigDecimalValueConverter, BigIntegerValueConverter, BooleanValueConverter, BorderStyleValueConverter, BoxSizingValueConverter, ByteValueConverter, CharacterValueConverter, ClassValueConverter, ColorValueConverter, DateValueConverter, DoubleValueConverter, ElementAlignmentValueConverter, FloatValueConverter, FontSmoothValueConverter, FontValueConverter, GenericValueConverter, ImageMapValueConverter, IntegerValueConverter, LocaleValueConverter, LongValueConverter, ShortValueConverter, SQLDateValueConverter, SQLTimestampValueConverter, SQLTimeValueConverter, StagingModeValueConverter, StringValueConverter, TextWrapValueConverter, TimeZoneValueConverter, VerticalTextAlignValueConverter, WhitespaceCollapseValueConverter

public interface ValueConverter

A value converter is an object that can transform an object into a string or vice versa.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

toAttributeValue

String toAttributeValue(Object o)
                        throws BeanException

Converts an object to an attribute value.

Parameters:

o - the object, never null.

Returns:

the attribute value.

Throws:

BeanException - if there was an error during the conversion.

toPropertyValue

Object toPropertyValue(String s)
                       throws BeanException

Converts a string to a property value.

Parameters:

s - the string, never null.

Returns:

a property value.

Throws:

BeanException - if there was an error during the conversion.