org.apache.commons.jxpath.util

Class TypeUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jxpath.util.TypeUtils

public class TypeUtils
extends Object

Global type conversion utilities.

Version:

$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

Author:

Dmitri Plotnikov

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	canConvert(Object object, Class toType) Returns true if the global converter can convert the supplied object to the specified type.
static Object	convert(Object object, Class toType) Converts the supplied object to the specified type.
static TypeConverter	getTypeConverter() Returns the current type converter.
static void	setTypeConverter(TypeConverter converter) Install an alternative type converter.
static Class	wrapPrimitive(Class p) Return the appropriate wrapper type for the specified class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeUtils

public TypeUtils()

Method Detail

setTypeConverter

public static void setTypeConverter(TypeConverter converter)

Install an alternative type converter.

Parameters:

converter - new TypeConverter

getTypeConverter

public static TypeConverter getTypeConverter()

Returns the current type converter.

Returns:

TypeConverter

canConvert

public static boolean canConvert(Object object,
                 Class toType)

Returns true if the global converter can convert the supplied object to the specified type.

Parameters:

object - object to test

toType - target class

Returns:

boolean

convert

public static Object convert(Object object,
             Class toType)

Converts the supplied object to the specified type. May throw a RuntimeException.

Parameters:

object - object to convert

toType - target class

Returns:

resulting Object

wrapPrimitive

public static Class wrapPrimitive(Class p)

Return the appropriate wrapper type for the specified class.

Parameters:

p - Class for which to retrieve a wrapper class.

Returns:

the wrapper if p is primitive, else p.

Since:

JXPath 1.3