org.crosswire.common.config

Class ClassChoice

java.lang.Object

org.crosswire.common.config.AbstractReflectedChoice

org.crosswire.common.config.ClassChoice

All Implemented Interfaces:

Choice

public class ClassChoice
extends AbstractReflectedChoice

A class to convert between strings and objects of a type.

Author:

Joe Walker

See Also:

The GNU Lesser General Public License for details.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static org.slf4j.Logger	log The log stream

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassChoice()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convertToObject(String orig) Convert from a stored string to an object to use with reflection
String	convertToString(Object orig) Convert from a reflection return value to a String for storage
Class<?>	getConversionClass() The class that this Choice works on.

Methods inherited from class org.crosswire.common.config.AbstractReflectedChoice

getFullPath, getHelpText, getKey, getString, getType, init, isHidden, isIgnored, isSaveable, requiresRestart, setFullPath, setHelpText, setString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

log

private static final org.slf4j.Logger log

The log stream

Constructor Detail

ClassChoice

public ClassChoice()

Method Detail

getConversionClass

public Class<?> getConversionClass()

Description copied from interface: Choice

The class that this Choice works on. Used to decide how to display the choice to the user.

Returns:

The Class that this Choice works using.

convertToString

public String convertToString(Object orig)

Description copied from class: AbstractReflectedChoice

Convert from a reflection return value to a String for storage

Specified by:

convertToString in class AbstractReflectedChoice

Parameters:

orig - the object to be converted to a string

Returns:

the marshaled representation of the object

convertToObject

public Object convertToObject(String orig)

Description copied from class: AbstractReflectedChoice

Convert from a stored string to an object to use with reflection

Specified by:

convertToObject in class AbstractReflectedChoice

Parameters:

orig - the marshaled representation of the object

Returns:

the reconstituted object