com.j_spaces.jms.utils

Class ConversionHelper

java.lang.Object

com.j_spaces.jms.utils.ConversionHelper

public class ConversionHelper
extends Object

The ConversionHelper class is used for converting values carried by messages into specified types, if possible.

Version:

4.0

Author:

Gershon Diner

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConversionHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	getBoolean(Object value) Convert value to boolean
static byte	getByte(Object value) Convert value to byte
static byte[]	getBytes(Object value) Convert value to byte[]
static char	getChar(Object value) Convert value to char
static double	getDouble(Object value) Convert value to double
static float	getFloat(Object value) Convert value to float
static int	getInt(Object value) Convert value to int
static long	getLong(Object value) Convert value to long
static short	getShort(Object value) Convert value to short
static String	getString(Object value) Convert value to String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConversionHelper

public ConversionHelper()

Method Detail

getBoolean

public static boolean getBoolean(Object value)
                          throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to boolean

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted boolean

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

getByte

public static byte getByte(Object value)
                    throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to byte

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted byte

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getShort

public static short getShort(Object value)
                      throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to short

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted short

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getChar

public static char getChar(Object value)
                    throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to char

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted char

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NullPointerException - if value is null

getInt

public static int getInt(Object value)
                  throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to int

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted int

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getLong

public static long getLong(Object value)
                    throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to long

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted long

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getFloat

public static float getFloat(Object value)
                      throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to float

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted float

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getDouble

public static double getDouble(Object value)
                        throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to double

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted double

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

NumberFormatException - if value is a String and the conversion is invalid

getString

public static String getString(Object value)
                        throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to String

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from

Returns:

the converted String

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if the conversion is invalid

getBytes

public static byte[] getBytes(Object value)
                       throws javax.jms.MessageFormatException

Convert value to byte[]

Parameters:

value - the object to convert from. This must be a byte array, or null

Returns:

a copy of the supplied array, or null

Throws:

javax.jms.MessageFormatException - if value is not a byte array or is not null