com.iplanet.jato.util
Interface ConvertibleType


public interface ConvertibleType

During type conversion by the TypeConverter class, value objects that implement this interface will be called upon to provide their own type conversion objects instead of using the conversions registered with the TypeConverter class.

Version:
JATO/1.2.2 $Id: ConvertibleType.java,v 1.4 2002/03/16 03:26:38 todd Exp $

Method Summary
 TypeConversion getTypeConversion(java.lang.Object targetTypeKey)
          Provides a custom type conversion object used to convert the type of this object.
 

Method Detail

getTypeConversion

public TypeConversion getTypeConversion(java.lang.Object targetTypeKey)
Provides a custom type conversion object used to convert the type of this object.
Parameters:
targetTypeKey - The target conversion key, normally a class or String.
Returns:
A type conversion object valid for the specified conversion, or null if the TypeConverter class should attempt to use a previously registered type conversion object to convert the value of this object.