com.atlassian.bamboo.fieldvalue
Interface ConfigObjectConverter

public interface ConfigObjectConverter

Interface to define an object that converts a List of FieldValueItem objects to and from an arbitrary type.

Method Summary

org.apache.commons.configuration.HierarchicalConfiguration	fromObjectToConfig(java.lang.Object o) Converts the object to a FieldValueItemHolder of FieldValueItems
java.lang.Class	getClassToConvert() Returns the class that this converter can convert
java.lang.Object	toObject(org.apache.commons.configuration.HierarchicalConfiguration fieldValueItems, java.lang.Object object) Converts a FieldValueItemHolder of FieldValueItem to an Object

Method Detail

getClassToConvert

java.lang.Class getClassToConvert()

Returns the class that this converter can convert

Returns:

must not be null

fromObjectToConfig

org.apache.commons.configuration.HierarchicalConfiguration fromObjectToConfig(java.lang.Object o)

Converts the object to a FieldValueItemHolder of FieldValueItems

Parameters:

o - must not be null

Returns:

FieldValueItemHolder of FieldValueItem. Never null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if cannot convert type

toObject

java.lang.Object toObject(org.apache.commons.configuration.HierarchicalConfiguration fieldValueItems,
                          java.lang.Object object)

Converts a FieldValueItemHolder of FieldValueItem to an Object

Parameters:

fieldValueItems - - must not be null

object - - object to convert. Must not be null

Returns:

the object, with any values in the passed in the list set