Package org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion

Class EnumConverters

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.databinding.conversion.EnumConverters

public class EnumConverters
extends Object

Contains static methods the create converters for working with Enums.

Since:

1.11

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EnumConverters()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends Enum<T>> IConverter<Integer,T>	fromOrdinal(Class<T> enumToType)	Creates a converter which converts from Enum.ordinals to enum values of the given type.
static <T extends Enum<T>> IConverter<String,T>	fromString(Class<T> enumToType)	Creates a converter which converts from the toString(java.lang.Class<T>) values of enums values to enum values themselves.
static <T extends Enum<T>> IConverter<T,Integer>	toOrdinal(Class<T> enumFromType)	Creates a converter which converts from Enum.ordinals to enum values of the given type.
static <T extends Enum<T>> IConverter<T,String>	toString(Class<T> enumFromType)	Creates a converter which converts to the toString(java.lang.Class<T>) values of the enum constants.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

EnumConverters

public EnumConverters()

Method Details

fromOrdinal

public static <T extends Enum<T>>
IConverter<Integer,T> fromOrdinal(Class<T> enumToType)

Creates a converter which converts from Enum.ordinals to enum values of the given type. Invalid ordinal values are converted to null.

Parameters:

enumToType - to type; not null

Returns:

the created converter

fromString

public static <T extends Enum<T>>
IConverter<String,T> fromString(Class<T> enumToType)

Creates a converter which converts from the toString(java.lang.Class<T>) values of enums values to enum values themselves. Invalid string values are converted to null.

Parameters:

enumToType - to type; not null

Returns:

the created converter

toOrdinal

public static <T extends Enum<T>>
IConverter<T,Integer> toOrdinal(Class<T> enumFromType)

Creates a converter which converts from Enum.ordinals to enum values of the given type. null in the converter input is converted to null.

Parameters:

enumFromType - from type; not null

Returns:

the created converter

toString

public static <T extends Enum<T>>
IConverter<T,String> toString(Class<T> enumFromType)

Creates a converter which converts to the toString(java.lang.Class<T>) values of the enum constants. null in the converter input is converted to null.

Parameters:

enumFromType - from type; not null

Returns:

the created converter