org.fudgemsg.types
Interface FudgeTypeConverter<Primary,Secondary>

Type Parameters:

Primary - type to convert from (or Object to support any type

Secondary - type to convert to

All Known Implementing Classes:

IndicatorFieldTypeConverter, JavaMathBigDecimalFieldType, JavaUtilCalendarFieldType, JavaUtilDateFieldType, JavaUtilTimeZoneFieldType, JavaUtilUUIDFieldType, JSR310DateProviderFieldType, JSR310DateTimeProviderFieldType, JSR310InstantFieldType, JSR310InstantProviderFieldType, JSR310LocalDateFieldType, JSR310LocalDateTimeFieldType, JSR310LocalTimeFieldType, JSR310OffsetDateFieldType, JSR310OffsetDateTimeFieldType, JSR310OffsetTimeFieldType, JSR310TimeProviderFieldType, JSR310TimeZoneFieldType, PrimitiveFieldTypesConverter, SecondaryFieldType, SecondaryFieldTypeBase, StringFieldTypeConverter

public interface FudgeTypeConverter<Primary,Secondary>

Definition of an API for conversion of types. This is used for the primary to secondary type conversion within a FudgeTypeDictionary and also for some other standard Java types.

Method Summary

boolean	canConvertPrimary(Class<? extends Primary> clazz) Returns true if this converter can manipulate the requested class.
Secondary	primaryToSecondary(Primary object) Converts an object to the secondary type this converter supports.

Method Detail

canConvertPrimary

boolean canConvertPrimary(Class<? extends Primary> clazz)

Returns true if this converter can manipulate the requested class.

Parameters:

clazz - to query

Returns:

true if a call to primaryToSecondary(Primary) will succeed, false if it would fail

primaryToSecondary

Secondary primaryToSecondary(Primary object)

Converts an object to the secondary type this converter supports.

Parameters:

object - to convert

Returns:

the converted object