Package org.apache.velocity.util.introspection

Interface ConversionHandler

@Deprecated
public interface ConversionHandler

Deprecated.

use TypeConversionHandler

A conversion handler adds admissible conversions between Java types whenever Velocity introspection has to map VTL methods and property accessors to Java methods. Both methods must be consistent: getNeededConverter must not return null whenever isExplicitlyConvertible returned true with the same arguments.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id: ConversionHandler.java $

Author:

Claude Brisson

See Also:

TypeConversionHandler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addConverter(Class<?> formal, Class<?> actual, Converter converter)	Deprecated. Add the given converter to the handler.
Converter	getNeededConverter(Class<?> formal, Class<?> actual)	Deprecated. Returns the appropriate Converter object needed for an explicit conversion Returns null if no conversion is needed.
boolean	isExplicitlyConvertible(Class<?> formal, Class<?> actual, boolean possibleVarArg)	Deprecated. Check to see if the conversion can be done using an explicit conversion

Method Detail

isExplicitlyConvertible

boolean isExplicitlyConvertible(Class<?> formal,
                                Class<?> actual,
                                boolean possibleVarArg)

Deprecated.

Check to see if the conversion can be done using an explicit conversion

Parameters:

formal - expected formal type

actual - provided argument type

possibleVarArg - whether var arg is possible here

Returns:

null if no conversion is needed, or the appropriate Converter object

Since:

2.0

getNeededConverter

Converter getNeededConverter(Class<?> formal,
                             Class<?> actual)

Deprecated.

Returns the appropriate Converter object needed for an explicit conversion Returns null if no conversion is needed.

Parameters:

formal - expected formal type

actual - provided argument type

Returns:

null if no conversion is needed, or the appropriate Converter object

Since:

2.0

addConverter

void addConverter(Class<?> formal,
                  Class<?> actual,
                  Converter converter)

Deprecated.

Add the given converter to the handler. Implementation should be thread-safe.

Parameters:

formal - expected formal type

actual - provided argument type

converter - converter

Since:

2.0