Eclipse Platform
Release 3.3

org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion
Class Converter

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.Converter
All Implemented Interfaces:
IConverter
Direct Known Subclasses:
org.eclipse.core.internal.databinding.validation.NumberFormatConverter, NumberToStringConverter

public abstract class Converter
extends Object
implements IConverter

Abstract base class for converters.

Since:
1.0

Constructor Summary
Converter(Object fromType, Object toType)
           
 
Method Summary
 Object getFromType()
          Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter.
 Object getToType()
          Returns the type to which this converter can convert.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.IConverter
convert
 

Constructor Detail

Converter

public Converter(Object fromType,
                 Object toType)
Parameters:
fromType -
toType -
Method Detail

getFromType

public Object getFromType()
Description copied from interface: IConverter
Returns the type whose instances can be converted by this converter. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:
getFromType in interface IConverter
Returns:
the type whose instances can be converted, or null if this converter is untyped

getToType

public Object getToType()
Description copied from interface: IConverter
Returns the type to which this converter can convert. The return type is Object rather than Class to optionally support richer type systems than the one provided by Java reflection.

Specified by:
getToType in interface IConverter
Returns:
the type to which this converter can convert, or null if this converter is untyped

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.3

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