org.swixml

Class ConverterLibrary

java.lang.Object
- org.swixml.ConverterLibrary

public class ConverterLibrary

extends java.lang.Object

The ConverterLibrary contains all available Coverters, converting Strings.

General purpose data type converters are able to convert Strings into objects that are usually as parameters when setters are called on javax.swing objects.

 Available Converter include converters able to produce
 Primitives
Dimension
Color
Border
etc.

 Example String inputs could look like this:
 MatteBorder(4,4,4,4,red)
FFCCEE
BorderLayout.CENTER
2,2,2,2

Date: Dec 16, 2002

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:: Wolf Paulus

See Also:: Converter

Method Summary
`Converter`	`getConverter(Class template)` Returns a `Converter` instance, able to produce obejcts of the given `class`
`Map`	`getConverters()`
`static ConverterLibrary`	`getInstance()`
`boolean`	`hasConverter(Class template)` Indicates if a the ConverterLibary has a Converter producing instances of the given Class.
`void`	`register(Class template, Converter converter)` Registers a Converter with the ConverterLibrary

getConverter

public Converter getConverter(Class template)

Returns a Converter instance, able to produce obejcts of the given class
Parameters:
template - Class Class of the object the Converter needs to produce.
Returns:
Converter - instance of the given Converter class.

getConverters

public Map getConverters()

Returns:
Map - all registered converters.
Use a class to get to the converters

getInstance

public static ConverterLibrary getInstance()

Returns:
ConverterLibrary the single INstacne of the ConverterLibarary.

hasConverter

public boolean hasConverter(Class template)

Indicates if a the ConverterLibary has a Converter producing instances of the given Class.
Parameters:
template - Class
Returns:
boolean true, if the ConverterLibrary has a Converter to produce an instances of the gioven class.

register

public void register(Class template,
                     Converter converter)

Registers a Converter with the ConverterLibrary
Parameters:
template - Class type of the objects the Converter creates
converter - Converter Instance of Converter able to vconvert Strings into objects of the given type

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