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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class TranslatorObjectClassName<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 a constructor in the class specified by the string (canonical name). The parameters to the constructor are specified by the constructor to this TranslatorObjectClassName class. The string is generated by calling the getClass().getCanonicalName() method of the Object.

Author:

David Underhill

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TranslatorObjectClassName()
Instantiates a translator (will use T's default constructor)

TranslatorObjectClassName(java.util.AbstractList<java.lang.Object> params)
Instantiates a translator

TranslatorObjectClassName(java.lang.Object o)
Instantiates a translator

TranslatorObjectClassName(java.lang.Object o1, java.lang.Object o2)
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 Object 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

TranslatorObjectClassName

public TranslatorObjectClassName()

Instantiates a translator (will use T's default constructor)

TranslatorObjectClassName

public TranslatorObjectClassName(java.lang.Object o)

Instantiates a translator

Parameters:

o - object to pass to the T's contructor

TranslatorObjectClassName

public TranslatorObjectClassName(java.lang.Object o1,
                                 java.lang.Object o2)

Instantiates a translator

Parameters:

o1 - first object to pass to the T's contructor

o2 - first object to pass to the T's contructor

TranslatorObjectClassName

public TranslatorObjectClassName(java.util.AbstractList<java.lang.Object> params)

Instantiates a translator

Parameters:

params - list of values to pass to the T's constructor (if null, then null is added to a new list!)

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 Object 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