org.jadira.bindings.core.api

Interface FromUnmarshaller<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - Source type for the conversion

T - Target type

All Known Subinterfaces:

Binding<S,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractStringBinding, AtomicBooleanStringBinding, AtomicIntegerStringBinding, AtomicLongStringBinding, BigDecimalStringBinding, BigIntegerStringBinding, BooleanStringBinding, ByteStringBinding, CalendarStringBinding, CharacterStringBinding, CharSequenceStringBinding, ClassStringBinding, CompositeBinding, ConstructorFromUnmarshaller, ConverterFromUnmarshaller, CurrencyStringBinding, DateStringBinding, DoubleStringBinding, FileStringBinding, FloatStringBinding, FromBinding, InetAddressStringBinding, IntegerStringBinding, InverseCompositeBinding, JodaConvertStringBinding, LocaleStringBinding, LongStringBinding, MarshallerToUnmarshaller, MethodConstructorBinding, MethodFromUnmarshaller, MethodsBinding, PackageStringBinding, ShortStringBinding, StringBufferStringBinding, StringBuilderStringBinding, StringStringBinding, TimeZoneStringBinding, ToBinding, URIStringBinding, URLStringBinding, UUIDStringBinding

public interface FromUnmarshaller<S,T>

Interface for explicitly defining conversions from T to a target object type S.

Implementations of this class should be idempotent (behaviour should not vary between calls) and thread-safe.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<S>	getBoundClass() Obtain the bound class
Class<T>	getTargetClass() Obtain the bound class
S	unmarshal(T inputObject) Converts from the given String into the specified object

Method Detail

unmarshal

S unmarshal(T inputObject)

Converts from the given String into the specified object

Parameters:

inputObject - Object to transform, not null

Returns:

transformed instance of T (this can be null if appropriate)

getBoundClass

Class<S> getBoundClass()

Obtain the bound class

Returns:

Class

getTargetClass

Class<T> getTargetClass()

Obtain the bound class

Returns:

Class