cdx.scorebot.util.translator
Class TranslatorMulti<FROM,TO>

java.lang.Object
  cdx.scorebot.util.translator.TypeTranslator<FROM,TO>
      cdx.scorebot.util.translator.TranslatorMulti<FROM,TO>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class TranslatorMulti<FROM,TO>
extends TypeTranslator<FROM,TO>

Can translate between two objects using different translaters depending on what type the two objects actually are. The user specifies which translators to use.

Author:

David Underhill

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TranslatorMulti()
Instantiates a translator for an Object

Method Summary

void	addTranslator(java.lang.Class from, java.lang.Class to, TypeTranslator t) adds a translator to use
TO	translate1(FROM valueToTranslate) gets the TO representation of the specified object FROM
FROM	translate2(TO valueToTranslate) gets the FROM representation of the specified TO object

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

TranslatorMulti

public TranslatorMulti()

Instantiates a translator for an Object

Method Detail

addTranslator

public void addTranslator(java.lang.Class from,
                          java.lang.Class to,
                          TypeTranslator t)

adds a translator to use

translate1

public TO translate1(FROM valueToTranslate)
              throws TranslationFailedException

gets the TO representation of the specified object FROM

Specified by:

translate1 in class TypeTranslator<FROM,TO>

Parameters:

valueToTranslate - some object of type FROM

Returns:

the TO representation of the valueToTranslate; null if FROM can't be translated to TO

Throws:

TranslationFailedException - thrown if the value cannot be translated

translate2

public FROM translate2(TO valueToTranslate)
                throws TranslationFailedException

gets the FROM representation of the specified TO object

Specified by:

translate2 in class TypeTranslator<FROM,TO>

Parameters:

valueToTranslate - some object of type TO

Returns:

the FROM representation of the valueToTranslate

Throws:

TranslationFailedException - thrown if the value cannot be translated