cdx.scorebot.util.translator
Class TranslatorInstanceString<T>

java.lang.Object
  cdx.scorebot.util.translator.TypeTranslator<T,java.lang.String>
      cdx.scorebot.util.translator.TranslatorInstanceString<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class TranslatorInstanceString<T>
extends TypeTranslator<T,java.lang.String>

Can translate to an Object of type T from a string. The Object is generated from the string by using the constructor in Object which has a single string as a parameter. The string is generated from the Object using the toString method.

Author:

David Underhill

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TranslatorInstanceString()
Instantiates a translator for an Object

TranslatorInstanceString(java.lang.Class c)
Instantiates a translator

TranslatorInstanceString(T o)
Instantiates a translator

Method Summary

java.lang.String	translate1(T valueToTranslate) gets the String representation of the specified object T
T	translate2(java.lang.String valueToTranslate) gets the T representation of the specified String

Methods inherited from class cdx.scorebot.util.translator.TypeTranslator

canTranslate1, canTranslate2, getLastException

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TranslatorInstanceString

public TranslatorInstanceString()

Instantiates a translator for an Object

TranslatorInstanceString

public TranslatorInstanceString(T o)

Instantiates a translator

Parameters:

o - an instance of the object to translate (only used to get the class)

TranslatorInstanceString

public TranslatorInstanceString(java.lang.Class c)

Instantiates a translator

Parameters:

c - the class this translator translates from

Method Detail

translate1

public java.lang.String translate1(T valueToTranslate)

gets the String representation of the specified object T

Specified by:

translate1 in class TypeTranslator<T,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

valueToTranslate - some object T

Returns:

the String representation of the valueToTranslate (null if valueToTranslate is null)

translate2

public T translate2(java.lang.String valueToTranslate)
             throws TranslationFailedException

gets the T representation of the specified String

Specified by:

translate2 in class TypeTranslator<T,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

valueToTranslate - some String

Returns:

the T representation of the valueToTranslate

Throws:

TranslationFailedException - thrown if the value cannot be translated