@Version(value="1.0")

Package org.osgi.util.converter

Converter Package Version 1.0.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Converter	The Converter service is used to start a conversion.
ConverterBuilder	A builder to create a new converter with modified behavior based on an existing converter.
ConverterFunction	An functional interface with a convert method that is passed the original object and the target type to perform a custom conversion.
Converting	This interface is used to specify the target that an object should be converted to.
Functioning	This interface is used to specify the target function to perform conversions.
Specifying<T extends Specifying<T>>	This is the base interface for the Converting and Functioning interfaces and defines the common modifiers that can be applied to these.
TargetRule	Interface for custom conversion rules.

Class Summary

Class	Description
Converters	Factory class to obtain the standard converter or a new converter builder.
Rule<F,T>	A rule implementation that works by capturing the type arguments via subclassing.
TypeReference<T>	An object does not carry any runtime information about its generic type.
TypeRule<F,T>	Rule implementation that works by passing in type arguments rather than subclassing.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ConversionException	This Runtime Exception is thrown when an object is requested to be converted but the conversion cannot be done.

Package org.osgi.util.converter Description

Converter Package Version 1.0.

Bundles wishing to use this package must list the package in the Import-Package header of the bundle's manifest. This package has two types of users: the consumers that use the API in this package and the providers that implement the API in this package.

Example import for consumers using the API in this package:

Import-Package: org.osgi.util.converter; version="[1.0,2.0)"

Example import for providers implementing the API in this package:

Import-Package: org.osgi.util.converter; version="[1.0,1.1)"