org.ldaptive.beans.reflect

Interface ReflectionTranscoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionReflectionTranscoder, ArrayReflectionTranscoder, DefaultReflectionTranscoder, ListReflectionTranscoder, SetReflectionTranscoder, SingleValueReflectionTranscoder

public interface ReflectionTranscoder

Interface for reflection based transcoders.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	decodeBinaryValues(java.util.Collection<byte[]> values) Decodes the supplied values into an object.
java.lang.Object	decodeStringValues(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> values) Decodes the supplied values into an object.
java.util.Collection<byte[]>	encodeBinaryValues(java.lang.Object value) Encodes the supplied value into one or more byte arrays for use in an attribute.
java.util.Collection<java.lang.String>	encodeStringValues(java.lang.Object value) Encodes the supplied value into one or more strings for use in an attribute.
java.lang.Class<?>	getType() Returns the type produced by this transcoder.
boolean	supports(java.lang.Class<?> type) Returns whether this transcoder can convert object of the supplied type.

Method Detail

decodeStringValues

java.lang.Object decodeStringValues(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> values)

Decodes the supplied values into an object.

Parameters:

values - to decode

Returns:

object initialized with the values

decodeBinaryValues

java.lang.Object decodeBinaryValues(java.util.Collection<byte[]> values)

Decodes the supplied values into an object.

Parameters:

values - to decode

Returns:

object initialized with the values

encodeStringValues

java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> encodeStringValues(java.lang.Object value)

Encodes the supplied value into one or more strings for use in an attribute.

Parameters:

value - containing data to encode as strings

Returns:

string attribute values

encodeBinaryValues

java.util.Collection<byte[]> encodeBinaryValues(java.lang.Object value)

Encodes the supplied value into one or more byte arrays for use in an attribute.

Parameters:

value - containing data to encode as byte arrays

Returns:

binary attribute values

getType

java.lang.Class<?> getType()

Returns the type produced by this transcoder.

Returns:

type produced by this transcoder

supports

boolean supports(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Returns whether this transcoder can convert object of the supplied type.

Parameters:

type - of object

Returns:

whether the supplied type can be converted