org.apache.polygene.api.serialization

Interface Converter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the converted type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConvertersSerializationTest.CustomPlainValueConverter, AbstractConvertersSerializationTest.CustomPropertyConverter, JavaSerializationConverter

public interface Converter<T>

Converter for (de)serialization. Convert instances of T to String and the other way around.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	fromString(String string) Revert.
String	toString(T object) Convert.
Class<T>	type()

Method Detail

type

Class<T> type()

Returns:

the converted type

toString

String toString(T object)

Convert.

Parameters:

object - the T to convert to String, never null

Returns:

the String representation of the given object

fromString

T fromString(String string)

Revert.

Parameters:

string - the String to convert back to T

Returns:

the T