org.jadira.bindings.core.spi

Interface ConverterProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAnnotationMatchingConverterProvider, JodaConvertConverterProvider, StandardConverterProvider, StringConverterProvider

public interface ConverterProvider

Defines an extension point to the binding framework for adding new binding capabilities

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Constructor<O>>	matchFromConstructors(Class<O> cls) Match constructors that can perform a from operation
<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Method>	matchFromMethods(Class<?> cls) Match methods that can perform a from operation
<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Method>	matchToMethods(Class<?> cls) Match methods that can perform a to operation

Method Detail

matchToMethods

<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Method> matchToMethods(Class<?> cls)

Match methods that can perform a to operation

Type Parameters:

I - Input type

O - Output type

Parameters:

cls - The class being inspected

Returns:

The methods

matchFromConstructors

<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Constructor<O>> matchFromConstructors(Class<O> cls)

Match constructors that can perform a from operation

Type Parameters:

I - Input type

O - Output type

Parameters:

cls - The class being inspected

Returns:

The constructors

matchFromMethods

<I,O> Map<ConverterKey<?,?>,Method> matchFromMethods(Class<?> cls)

Match methods that can perform a from operation

Type Parameters:

I - Input type

O - Output type

Parameters:

cls - The class being inspected

Returns:

The methods