Class EnumConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>>

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    ValueConverter<E>

    public abstract class EnumConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>>
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements ValueConverter<E>
    Converts values to Enums.
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      private java.lang.Class<E> clazz  
      private java.lang.String delimiters  
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      protected EnumConverter​(java.lang.Class<E> clazz)
      This constructor must be called by subclasses, providing the enum class as the parameter.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      E convert​(java.lang.String value)
      Converts the given string value into a Java type.
      private java.lang.String message​(java.lang.String value)  
      void setDelimiters​(java.lang.String delimiters)
      Sets the delimiters for the message string.
      java.lang.String valuePattern()
      Gives a string that describes the pattern of the values this converter expects, if any.
      java.lang.Class<E> valueType()
      Gives the class of the type of values this converter converts to.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • clazz

        private final java.lang.Class<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>> clazz
      • delimiters

        private java.lang.String delimiters
    • Constructor Detail

      • EnumConverter

        protected EnumConverter​(java.lang.Class<E> clazz)
        This constructor must be called by subclasses, providing the enum class as the parameter.
        Parameters:
        clazz - enum class
    • Method Detail

      • convert

        public E convert​(java.lang.String value)
        Description copied from interface: ValueConverter
        Converts the given string value into a Java type.
        Specified by:
        convert in interface ValueConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>>
        Parameters:
        value - the string to convert
        Returns:
        the converted value
      • valueType

        public java.lang.Class<E> valueType()
        Description copied from interface: ValueConverter
        Gives the class of the type of values this converter converts to.
        Specified by:
        valueType in interface ValueConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>>
        Returns:
        the target class for conversion
      • setDelimiters

        public void setDelimiters​(java.lang.String delimiters)
        Sets the delimiters for the message string. Must be a 3-letter string, where the first character is the prefix, the second character is the delimiter between the values, and the 3rd character is the suffix.
        Parameters:
        delimiters - delimiters for message string. Default is [,]
      • valuePattern

        public java.lang.String valuePattern()
        Description copied from interface: ValueConverter
        Gives a string that describes the pattern of the values this converter expects, if any. For example, a date converter can respond with a date format string.
        Specified by:
        valuePattern in interface ValueConverter<E extends java.lang.Enum<E>>
        Returns:
        a value pattern, or null if there's nothing interesting here
      • message

        private java.lang.String message​(java.lang.String value)