Package org.glassfish.gmbal.impl
Interface TypeConverter
- All Known Implementing Classes:
TypeConverterImpl
,TypeConverterImpl.TypeConverterListBase
,TypeConverterImpl.TypeConverterMapBase
,TypeConverterImpl.TypeConverterPlaceHolderImpl
public interface TypeConverter
A ManagedEntity is one of the pre-defined Open MBean types: SimpleType, ObjectName,
TabularData, or CompositeData.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionfromManagedEntity
(Object entity) Convert from a ManagedEntity to a problem-domain Object.Java generic type of attribute in problem-domain Object.Open MBeans Open Type for management domain object.boolean
Returns true if this TypeConverter is an identity transformation.toManagedEntity
(Object obj) Convert from a problem-domain Object obj to a managed entity.
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Method Details
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getDataType
EvaluatedType getDataType()Java generic type of attribute in problem-domain Object.- Returns:
- The Java type that this TypeConverter handles.
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getManagedType
OpenType getManagedType()Open MBeans Open Type for management domain object.- Returns:
- The OpenType that this TypeConverter handles.
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toManagedEntity
Convert from a problem-domain Object obj to a managed entity.- Parameters:
obj
- The Java object to be converted to an open type.- Returns:
- The resulting open type.
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fromManagedEntity
Convert from a ManagedEntity to a problem-domain Object.- Parameters:
entity
- The managed entity to be converted to a java type.- Returns:
- The resulting java type.
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isIdentity
boolean isIdentity()Returns true if this TypeConverter is an identity transformation.- Returns:
- True if this TypeConverter is an identity transformation.
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