Package org.osgi.util.converter
Interface Functioning
- All Superinterfaces:
Specifying<Functioning>
This interface is used to specify the target function to perform conversions.
This function can be used multiple times. A
Functioning
instance can
be obtained via the Converter
.- "NotThreadSafe"
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionSpecify the target object type for the conversion as a class object.Specify the target object type as a Java Reflection Type object.to
(TypeReference<T> ref) Specify the target object type as aTypeReference
.Methods inherited from interface org.osgi.util.converter.Specifying
defaultValue, keysIgnoreCase, sourceAs, sourceAsBean, sourceAsDTO, targetAs, targetAsBean, targetAsDTO, view
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Method Details
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to
Specify the target object type for the conversion as a class object.- Type Parameters:
T
- The type to convert to.- Parameters:
cls
- The class to convert to.- Returns:
- A function that can perform the conversion.
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to
Specify the target object type as a Java Reflection Type object.- Type Parameters:
T
- The type to convert to.- Parameters:
type
- A Type object to represent the target type to be converted to.- Returns:
- A function that can perform the conversion.
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to
Specify the target object type as aTypeReference
. If the target class carries generics information a TypeReference should be used as this preserves the generic information whereas a Class object has this information erased. Example use:List<String> result = converter.function() .to(new TypeReference<List<String>>() { });
- Type Parameters:
T
- The type to convert to.- Parameters:
ref
- A type reference to the object being converted to.- Returns:
- A function that can perform the conversion.
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