org.opennms.netmgt.graph.persistence.converter

Class CollectionConverter

java.lang.Object

org.opennms.netmgt.graph.persistence.converter.CollectionConverter

public class CollectionConverter
extends Object

Transforms a Collection from and to a String to be persisted/serialized to the database.
The Collection may only contain elements of a type that is supported by the ConverterService.
The conversion follows the following pattern:
Collection <-> SerializedCollection <-> JSON String. The SerializedCollection is the Java representation of the JSON object.
The elements in the Collection are converted to Strings using the ConverterService.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Class<?> type)
String	toStringRepresentation(Collection<?> collection)
Collection<?>	toValue(Class<Collection<?>> type, String string)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toStringRepresentation

public String toStringRepresentation(Collection<?> collection)

toValue

public Collection<?> toValue(Class<Collection<?>> type,
                             String string)

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Class<?> type)