org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.composite

Class CollectionConverter

Implemented Interfaces:
ConfigurationConverter

public class CollectionConverter
extends AbstractConfigurationConverter

Version:
$Id: CollectionConverter.java 2634 2005-10-08 06:33:08Z brett $
Author:
Michal Maczka

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.AbstractConfigurationConverter

IMPLEMENTATION

Method Summary

boolean
canConvert(Class type)
Object
fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup, PlexusConfiguration configuration, Class type, Class baseType, ClassLoader classLoader, ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator, ConfigurationListener listener)
protected Collection
getDefaultCollection(Class collectionType)

Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.AbstractConfigurationConverter

fromConfiguration, fromExpression, fromExpression, fromXML, getClassForImplementationHint, instantiateObject, instantiateObject, loadClass, toXML

Method Details

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Class type)
Specified by:
canConvert in interface ConfigurationConverter

fromConfiguration

public Object fromConfiguration(ConverterLookup converterLookup,
                                PlexusConfiguration configuration,
                                Class type,
                                Class baseType,
                                ClassLoader classLoader,
                                ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator,
                                ConfigurationListener listener)
            throws ComponentConfigurationException
Specified by:
fromConfiguration in interface ConfigurationConverter
Parameters:
converterLookup - Repository of available converters
configuration -
type - the type of object to read
baseType - the type of object the the source is
classLoader - ClassLoader which should be used for loading classes
expressionEvaluator - the expression evaluator to use for expressions
Returns:
the object

getDefaultCollection

protected Collection getDefaultCollection(Class collectionType)