org.codehaus.spice.converter.lib
Class StringToFileConverter

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.codehaus.spice.converter.AbstractConverter
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        +--org.codehaus.spice.converter.lib.StringToFileConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter

public class StringToFileConverter
extends AbstractConverter

String to File converter.

Version:
$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2003/12/02 08:37:56 $
Author:
Peter Donald

Constructor Summary
StringToFileConverter(File baseDirectory)
          Construct the converter.
StringToFileConverter(File baseDirectory, File defaultValue)
          Construct the converter with a default value.
 
Method Summary
 Object convert(Object object, Object context)
          Converts a String to a File.
 
Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.spice.converter.AbstractConverter
convert, noConvert
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringToFileConverter

public StringToFileConverter(File baseDirectory)
Construct the converter.

Parameters:
baseDirectory - the directory that relative files are relative to

StringToFileConverter

public StringToFileConverter(File baseDirectory,
                             File defaultValue)
Construct the converter with a default value. If the default value is non-null, it will be returned if unable to convert object to correct type.

Parameters:
baseDirectory - the directory that relative files are relative to
defaultValue - the default value
Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Object object,
                      Object context)
               throws ConverterException
Converts a String to a File.

Specified by:
convert in class AbstractConverter
Parameters:
object - the original object to convert
context - the context in which to convert object (unused)
Returns:
the converted object
Throws:
ConverterException - if error converting object


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