org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

Class BigDecimalConverter

public final class BigDecimalConverter extends Object implements Converter

Standard {@link Converter} implementation that converts an incoming String into a java.math.BigDecimal object, optionally using a default value or throwing a {@link ConversionException} if a conversion error occurs.

Since: 1.3

Version: $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 13:18:34 $

Author: Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary
ObjectdefaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.
booleanuseDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?
Constructor Summary
BigDecimalConverter()
Create a {@link Converter} that will throw a {@link ConversionException} if a conversion error occurs.
BigDecimalConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a {@link Converter} that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.
Method Summary
Objectconvert(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Field Detail

defaultValue

private Object defaultValue
The default value specified to our Constructor, if any.

useDefault

private boolean useDefault
Should we return the default value on conversion errors?

Constructor Detail

BigDecimalConverter

public BigDecimalConverter()
Create a {@link Converter} that will throw a {@link ConversionException} if a conversion error occurs.

BigDecimalConverter

public BigDecimalConverter(Object defaultValue)
Create a {@link Converter} that will return the specified default value if a conversion error occurs.

Parameters: defaultValue The default value to be returned

Method Detail

convert

public Object convert(Class type, Object value)
Convert the specified input object into an output object of the specified type.

Parameters: type Data type to which this value should be converted value The input value to be converted

Throws: ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed successfully

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