| com.atlassian.jira.webwork.parameters.ParameterConverter |
 Known Indirect Subclasses
BooleanArrayConverter,
BooleanConverter,
ByteArrayConverter,
ByteConverter,
CharacterArrayConverter,
CharacterConverter,
DoubleArrayConverter,
DoubleConverter,
FloatArrayConverter,
FloatConverter,
IntegerArrayConverter,
IntegerConverter,
LongArrayConverter,
LongConverter,
ShortArrayConverter,
ShortConverter
|
Class Overview
This is called to convert a value from String[] format into the specific type. If it cant convert the value it
should throw an IllegalArgumentException.
When dealing with Numbers and their primitive types, its imperative to differentiate between conversions on empty
strings. Empty string be converted to a null 'Long' but not to a 'long'.
Introduced / changed as part of JRA-15664
Public Methods
public
Object
convertParameter
(String[] parameterValues, Class paramType)
This is called to perform the conversion. The parameterValues will always be a String[] of length 1 or more. It
can never be null.
Parameters
| parameterValues
| a String[] that is never null and at least length 1 or more. |
| paramType
| the type of the target object |
Returns
- a converted object of the right type
