Package com.denodo.configuration.converter

Class TypeConverterUtils

java.lang.Object

com.denodo.configuration.converter.TypeConverterUtils

public class TypeConverterUtils
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> T	convert(Object value, Class<T> targetType)	Converts a value of any type to a specific target type.
static <T> T	convert(Object value, Class<T> targetType, T defaultValue)	Converts a value to a specific target type.
static Object	getProperty(Object object, String propertyPath)	Gets the value of a property from an object.
static String	getPropertyAsString(Object object, String propertyPath)	Gets the value of a property as String type from an object.
static <T> void	registerConverter(Class<T> targetType, Function<Object,T> converter)	Registers a custom converter for a specific target type.
static void	restoreDefaultCustomConverters()	Clear the map and register the default converters for primitive types and their wrapper classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

convert

public static <T> T convert(Object value,
 Class<T> targetType)

Converts a value of any type to a specific target type.

Type Parameters:

T - The generic type of the target.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

targetType - The target type class.

Returns:

The converted object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the conversion fails or the target type is invalid.

convert

public static <T> T convert(Object value,
 Class<T> targetType,
 T defaultValue)

Converts a value to a specific target type. If the conversion fails due to an exception, the provided default value is returned.

Type Parameters:

T - The generic type of the target.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

targetType - The target type class.

defaultValue - The default value to return in case of conversion failure.

Returns:

The converted value or the default value if the conversion fails.

getProperty

public static Object getProperty(Object object,
 String propertyPath)

Gets the value of a property from an object.

Parameters:

object - The object to retrieve the property from.

propertyPath - The name of the property to retrieve.

Returns:

The value of the property, or null if the property does not exist.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the object is null or property is null/empty.

getPropertyAsString

public static String getPropertyAsString(Object object,
 String propertyPath)

Gets the value of a property as String type from an object.

Parameters:

object - The object to retrieve the property from.

propertyPath - The name of the property to retrieve.

Returns:

The value of the property, or null if the property does not exist.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the object is null or property is null/empty.

registerConverter

public static <T> void registerConverter(Class<T> targetType,
 Function<Object,T> converter)

Registers a custom converter for a specific target type.

Type Parameters:

T - The generic type of the target.

Parameters:

targetType - The target type class.

converter - A function that performs the conversion.

restoreDefaultCustomConverters

public static void restoreDefaultCustomConverters()

Clear the map and register the default converters for primitive types and their wrapper classes.