Class ClassConverter<T>
java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverter<Class<T>>
org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.ClassConverter<T>
- Type Parameters:
- T- the type of the class.
Converter implementation that handles conversion to and from java.lang.Class objects.
 The class will be loaded from the thread context class loader (if it exists); otherwise the class loader that loaded this class will be used.
 Can be configured to either return a default value or throw a ConversionException if a conversion error occurs.
- Since:
- 1.4
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Constructor SummaryConstructorsConstructorDescriptionConstructs a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionExceptionif an error occurs.ClassConverter(Class<T> defaultValue) Constructs a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprotected StringconvertToString(Object value) Converts a java.lang.Class or object into a String.protected <R> RconvertToType(Class<R> type, Object value) Converts the input object into a java.lang.Class.Gets the default type thisConverterhandles.Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters.AbstractConverterconversionException, convert, convertArray, getDefault, handleError, handleMissing, isUseDefault, setDefaultValue, toLowerCase, toString, toString, toTrim
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Constructor Details- 
ClassConverterpublic ClassConverter()Constructs a java.lang.Class Converter that throws aConversionExceptionif an error occurs.
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ClassConverterConstructs a java.lang.Class Converter that returns a default value if an error occurs.- Parameters:
- defaultValue- The default value to be returned if the value to be converted is missing or an error occurs converting the value.
 
 
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Method Details- 
convertToStringConverts a java.lang.Class or object into a String. - Overrides:
- convertToStringin class- AbstractConverter<Class<T>>
- Parameters:
- value- The input value to be converted
- Returns:
- the converted String value.
- Since:
- 1.8.0
 
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convertToTypeConverts the input object into a java.lang.Class. - Specified by:
- convertToTypein class- AbstractConverter<Class<T>>
- Type Parameters:
- R- Target type of the conversion.
- Parameters:
- type- Data type to which this value should be converted.
- value- The input value to be converted.
- Returns:
- The converted value.
- Throws:
- Throwable- if an error occurs converting to the specified type
- Since:
- 1.8.0
 
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getDefaultTypeGets the default type thisConverterhandles.- Specified by:
- getDefaultTypein class- AbstractConverter<Class<T>>
- Returns:
- The default type this Converterhandles.
- Since:
- 1.8.0
 
 
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