gov.nasa.arc.brahms.vm.api.convert
Interface IConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayConverter, BeanConverter, CollectionConverter, CORBAEnumConverter, EnumConverter, MapConverter, NullConverter, PrimitiveTypeConverter

public interface IConverter

IConverter is the interface to an object that is able to convert data between a Java representation and a Brahms representation.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2008/02/21 18:57:51 $ $Author: rvhoof $

Author:

Ron van Hoof

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	toBrahms(java.lang.Class<?> javaType, java.lang.Object javaValue, IType brahmsType, ConversionContext ctx) Converts the specified Java value into its matching Brahms value.
java.lang.Object	toJava(IType brahmsType, java.lang.Object brahmsValue, java.lang.Class<?> javaType, ConversionContext ctx) Converts the specified Brahms value into its matching Java value.

Method Detail

toJava

java.lang.Object toJava(IType brahmsType,
                        java.lang.Object brahmsValue,
                        java.lang.Class<?> javaType,
                        ConversionContext ctx)
                        throws ExternalException

Converts the specified Brahms value into its matching Java value.

Parameters:

brahmsType - the Brahms type of the value

brahmsValue - the Brahms value to convert

javaType - the Java type to convert the value to

ctx - the ConversionContext

Returns:

Object the converted Java value

Throws:

ExternalException - if there was a problem converting the value

toBrahms

java.lang.Object toBrahms(java.lang.Class<?> javaType,
                          java.lang.Object javaValue,
                          IType brahmsType,
                          ConversionContext ctx)
                          throws ExternalException

Converts the specified Java value into its matching Brahms value.

Parameters:

javaType - the java type of the value

javaValue - the java value to convert

brahmsType - the Brahms type to convert the value to

ctx - the ConversionContext

Returns:

Object the converted Brahms value

Throws:

ExternalException - if there was a problem converting the value