org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class FileConverter

public final class FileConverter extends AbstractConverter

Converter implementaion that handles conversion to and from java.io.File objects.

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

Since: 1.6

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

Author: James Strachan

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

Convert the input object into a java.io.File.

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

Constructor Detail

FileConverter

public FileConverter()
Construct a java.io.File Converter that throws a ConversionException if an error occurs.

FileConverter

public FileConverter(Object defaultValue)
Construct a java.io.File 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 the input object into a java.io.File.

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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