org.apache.shale.validator.converter
Class AbstractConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.shale.validator.util.AbstractUtilities
      org.apache.shale.validator.converter.AbstractConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.faces.component.StateHolder, javax.faces.convert.Converter

Direct Known Subclasses:

DoubleConverter, FloatConverter, IntegerConverter, LongConverter, ShortConverter

public abstract class AbstractConverter
extends AbstractUtilities
implements javax.faces.convert.Converter

Abstract base class for converters that use Apache Commons Validator as their foundation.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.shale.validator.util.AbstractUtilities

DEFAULT_RESOURCE_BUNDLE

Constructor Summary

AbstractConverter()

Method Summary

abstract Object	getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, String value) Convert the specified string value, associated with the specified UIComponent, into a corresponding model data object.
abstract String	getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Object value) Convert the specified model data object, associated with the specified UIComponent, into a string suitable for rendering.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.shale.validator.util.AbstractUtilities

getMessage, isTransient, message, message, message, restoreState, saveState, setMessage, setTransient

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractConverter

public AbstractConverter()

Method Detail

getAsObject

public abstract Object getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                                   javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                                   String value)

Convert the specified string value, associated with the specified UIComponent, into a corresponding model data object.

Specified by:

getAsObject in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - FacesContext for the current request

component - UIComponent associated with the value to be converted

value - String value to be converted

Throws:

ConverterException - if conversion cannot be successfully performed

NullPointerException - if context or component is null

getAsString

public abstract String getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                                   javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                                   Object value)

Convert the specified model data object, associated with the specified UIComponent, into a string suitable for rendering.

Specified by:

getAsString in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - FacesContext for the current request

component - UIComponent associated with the model data object to be converted

value - Model data object to be converted

Throws:

ConverterException - if conversion cannot be successfully performed

NullPointerException - if context or component is null