Package org.apache.tapestry5.commons.util

Class StringToEnumCoercion<T extends Enum>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tapestry5.commons.util.StringToEnumCoercion<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of enumeration

All Implemented Interfaces:

Coercion<String,T>

public final class StringToEnumCoercion<T extends Enum>
extends Object
implements Coercion<String,T>

A Coercion for converting strings into an instance of a particular enumerated type. The name is used as the key to identify the enum instance, in a case-insensitive fashion. Moved from tapestry-core to tapestry-ioc in release 5.3, but kept in same package for compatibility. Moved tapestry-ioc to commons in release 5.4, but kept in same package for compatibility.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringToEnumCoercion(Class<T> enumClass)
StringToEnumCoercion(Class<T> enumClass, T... values)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
StringToEnumCoercion<T>	addAlias(String alias, T value)	Allows an alias value (alternate) string to reference a value.
T	coerce(String input)	Converts an input value.
static <T extends Enum> StringToEnumCoercion<T>	create(Class<T> enumClass)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringToEnumCoercion

public StringToEnumCoercion(Class<T> enumClass)

StringToEnumCoercion

public StringToEnumCoercion(Class<T> enumClass,
                            T... values)

Method Detail

coerce

public T coerce(String input)

Description copied from interface: Coercion

Converts an input value.

Specified by:

coerce in interface Coercion<String,T extends Enum>

Parameters:

input - the input value

addAlias

public StringToEnumCoercion<T> addAlias(String alias,
                                        T value)

Allows an alias value (alternate) string to reference a value.

Since:

5.2.2

create

public static <T extends Enum> StringToEnumCoercion<T> create(Class<T> enumClass)