wicket.util.convert.converters
Class AbstractConverter

java.lang.Object
  wicket.util.convert.converters.AbstractConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, ITypeConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractNumberConverter, BooleanConverter, CharacterConverter, DateConverter, DateToStringConverter, NumberToStringConverter, StringConverter

public abstract class AbstractConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements ITypeConverter

Base class for locale aware type converters.

Author:

Eelco Hillenius

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractConverter()

Method Summary

protected abstract java.lang.Class	getTargetType()
protected ConversionException	newConversionException(java.lang.String message, java.lang.Object value, java.util.Locale locale) Creates a conversion exception for throwing
protected java.lang.Object	parse(java.text.Format format, java.lang.Object value) Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface wicket.util.convert.ITypeConverter

convert

Constructor Detail

AbstractConverter

public AbstractConverter()

Method Detail

parse

protected java.lang.Object parse(java.text.Format format,
                                 java.lang.Object value)

Parses a value using one of the java.util.text format classes.

Parameters:

format - The format to use

value - The object to parse

Returns:

The object

Throws:

ConversionException - Thrown if parsing fails

newConversionException

protected ConversionException newConversionException(java.lang.String message,
                                                     java.lang.Object value,
                                                     java.util.Locale locale)

Creates a conversion exception for throwing

Parameters:

message - The message

value - The value that didn't convert

locale - The locale

Returns:

The ConversionException

getTargetType

protected abstract java.lang.Class getTargetType()

Returns:

The target type of this type converter