org.appfuse.util
Class ConvertUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.appfuse.util.ConvertUtil

public final class ConvertUtil

extends Object

Utility class to convert one object to another.

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Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/03/31 13:04:17 $

Author:

Matt Raible

Constructor Summary

ConvertUtil()

Method Summary

static Object	convert(Object o) Convenience method to convert a form to a POJO and back again
static Map	convertBundleToMap(ResourceBundle rb) Method to convert a ResourceBundle to a Map object.
static Properties	convertBundleToProperties(ResourceBundle rb) Method to convert a ResourceBundle to a Properties object.
static Object	convertDates(Object obj, Object form) This method loops through all the Date methods and formats them for the UI.
static Object	convertLists(Object o) Convenience method to convert Lists (in a Form) from POJOs to Forms.
static Object	getOpposingObject(Object o) This method inspects a POJO or Form and figures out its pojo/form equivalent.
static Object	populateObject(Object obj, ResourceBundle rb) Convenience method used by tests to populate an object from a ResourceBundle

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConvertUtil

public ConvertUtil()

Method Detail

convertBundleToMap

public static Map convertBundleToMap(ResourceBundle rb)

Method to convert a ResourceBundle to a Map object.

Parameters:

rb - a given resource bundle

Returns:

Map a populated map

convertBundleToProperties

public static Properties convertBundleToProperties(ResourceBundle rb)

Method to convert a ResourceBundle to a Properties object.

Parameters:

rb - a given resource bundle

Returns:

Properties a populated properties object

populateObject

public static Object populateObject(Object obj,
                                    ResourceBundle rb)

Convenience method used by tests to populate an object from a ResourceBundle

Parameters:

obj - an initialized object

rb - a resource bundle

Returns:

a populated object

convertDates

public static Object convertDates(Object obj,
                                  Object form)

This method loops through all the Date methods and formats them for the UI.

Parameters:

obj -

form -

Returns:

a Form for the web

getOpposingObject

public static Object getOpposingObject(Object o)
                                throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                       InstantiationException,
                                       IllegalAccessException

This method inspects a POJO or Form and figures out its pojo/form equivalent.

Parameters:

o - the object to inspect

Returns:

the Class of the persistable object

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

InstantiationException

IllegalAccessException

convert

public static Object convert(Object o)
                      throws Exception

Convenience method to convert a form to a POJO and back again

Parameters:

o - the object to tranfer properties from

Returns:

converted object

Throws:

Exception

convertLists

public static Object convertLists(Object o)
                           throws Exception

Convenience method to convert Lists (in a Form) from POJOs to Forms. Also checks for and formats dates.

Parameters:

o -

Returns:

Throws:

Exception