dsto.dfc.text
Interface IStringTranslator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanTranslator, DurationConverter, FormatTranslator, NumberTranslator, StringTranslator, URLTranslator

public interface IStringTranslator

Interface for translators that convert to/from string format.

Author:

Matthew Phillips

See Also:

ITranslator, FormatTranslator

Nested Class Summary

static class	IStringTranslator.FromString Adapts a IStringTranslator to the one-way ITranslator interface.
static class	IStringTranslator.ToString Adapts a IStringTranslator to the one-way ITranslator interface.

Method Summary

Object	fromString(String string) Convert/parse a string into the object type supported by this converter.
String	toString(Object value) Convert a value to a string.

Method Detail

toString

String toString(Object value)
                throws IllegalArgumentException

Convert a value to a string.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert. Null is not guaranteed to be valid.

Returns:

The string equivalent.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if value is an object type understood by the converter.

fromString

Object fromString(String string)
                  throws InvalidFormatException

Convert/parse a string into the object type supported by this converter.

Parameters:

string - The string to convert.

Returns:

The converted object.

Throws:

InvalidFormatException - if the string is not in a format parsable by the converter.