org.compass.core.converter.dynamic
Interface DynamicConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Converter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDynamicConverter, GroovyDynamicConverter, JakartaElDynamicConverter, JexlDynamicConverter, MVELDynamicConverter, OgnlDynamicConverter, VelocityDynamicConverter

public interface DynamicConverter
extends Converter

A converter that evaluates dynamic expressions using a dynamic expression library or scripting library.

Author:

kimchy

Field Summary

static String

DATA_CONTEXT_KEY

Method Summary

DynamicConverter	copy() Copies over the dynamic converter.
Class	getType() The return type of the evaluated expression.
void	setExpression(String expression) Sets the expression this dynamic converter will ecaluate.
void	setFormatConverter(FormatConverter formatConverter) If the dynamic expression evaluates to a formatable object (like Date), the format converter that will be used to format it.
void	setType(Class type) The return type of the evaluated expression.

Methods inherited from interface org.compass.core.converter.Converter

marshall, unmarshall

Field Detail

DATA_CONTEXT_KEY

static final String DATA_CONTEXT_KEY

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

copy

DynamicConverter copy()

Copies over the dynamic converter.

setExpression

void setExpression(String expression)
                   throws ConversionException

Sets the expression this dynamic converter will ecaluate.

Parameters:

expression - The expression to evaluate

Throws:

ConversionException

setFormatConverter

void setFormatConverter(FormatConverter formatConverter)

If the dynamic expression evaluates to a formatable object (like Date), the format converter that will be used to format it.

setType

void setType(Class type)

The return type of the evaluated expression.

getType

Class getType()

The return type of the evaluated expression.