Package org.fastnate.data.properties

Class PropertyDataImporter

java.lang.Object

org.fastnate.data.properties.PropertyDataImporter

Direct Known Subclasses:

XmlDataImporter

public abstract class PropertyDataImporter
extends Object

Base class for all importers that work with PropertyConverters.

Author:

Tobias Liefke

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PropertyDataImporter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T> void	addConverter(Class<T> type, PropertyConverter<T> converter)	Registers the converter to use for a specific type.
protected <T> PropertyConverter<T>	findConverter(Class<T> propertyClass)	Finds the converter for the given type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PropertyDataImporter

public PropertyDataImporter()

Method Details

addConverter

public <T> void addConverter(Class<T> type,
 PropertyConverter<T> converter)

Registers the converter to use for a specific type. Only nessecary, if the default converters are not enough.

Parameters:

type - the type of the property

converter - used to convert that type from a String in the import file to a Java value

findConverter

protected <T> PropertyConverter<T> findConverter(Class<T> propertyClass)

Finds the converter for the given type.

Parameters:

propertyClass - the type of the primitive property to convert

Returns:

the converter or null if none is found