org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class URLConverter

public final class URLConverter extends AbstractConverter

Converter implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.net.URL objects.

Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.

Since: 1.3

Version: $Revision: 690380 $ $Date: 2008-08-29 21:04:38 +0100 (Fri, 29 Aug 2008) $

Constructor Summary
URLConverter()
Construct a java.net.URL Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.
URLConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.net.URL Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
Method Summary
protected ObjectconvertToType(Class type, Object value)

Convert a java.net.URL or object into a String.

protected ClassgetDefaultType()
Return the default type this Converter handles.

Constructor Detail

URLConverter

public URLConverter()
Construct a java.net.URL Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.

URLConverter

public URLConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.net.URL Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.

Parameters: defaultValue The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.

Method Detail

convertToType

protected Object convertToType(Class type, Object value)

Convert a java.net.URL or object into a String.

Parameters: type Data type to which this value should be converted. value The input value to be converted.

Returns: The converted value.

Throws: Throwable if an error occurs converting to the specified type

Since: 1.8.0

getDefaultType

protected Class getDefaultType()
Return the default type this Converter handles.

Returns: The default type this Converter handles.

Since: 1.8.0

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