org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.convert

Interface TypeConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Converts Strings into the given type T.

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnumConverter, TypeConverters.BigDecimalConverter, TypeConverters.BigIntegerConverter, TypeConverters.BooleanConverter, TypeConverters.ByteArrayConverter, TypeConverters.ByteConverter, TypeConverters.CharacterConverter, TypeConverters.CharArrayConverter, TypeConverters.CharsetConverter, TypeConverters.ClassConverter, TypeConverters.CronExpressionConverter, TypeConverters.DoubleConverter, TypeConverters.DurationConverter, TypeConverters.FileConverter, TypeConverters.FloatConverter, TypeConverters.InetAddressConverter, TypeConverters.IntegerConverter, TypeConverters.LevelConverter, TypeConverters.LongConverter, TypeConverters.PathConverter, TypeConverters.PatternConverter, TypeConverters.SecurityProviderConverter, TypeConverters.ShortConverter, TypeConverters.StringConverter, TypeConverters.UriConverter, TypeConverters.UrlConverter, TypeConverters.UuidConverter

public interface TypeConverter<T>

Interface for doing automatic String conversion to a specific type.

Since:

2.1 Moved to the convert package.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convert(java.lang.String s) Converts a String to a given type.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(java.lang.String s)
   throws java.lang.Exception

Converts a String to a given type.

Parameters:

s - the String to convert. Cannot be null.

Returns:

the converted object.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - thrown when a conversion error occurs