org.scopemvc.util.convertor
Class BigDecimalStringConvertor

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.scopemvc.util.convertor.NullStringConvertor
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        +--org.scopemvc.util.convertor.BigDecimalStringConvertor

All Implemented Interfaces:

StringConvertor

public class BigDecimalStringConvertor

extends NullStringConvertor

String convertor for type BigDecimal.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2002/09/05 15:41:46 $

Author:

Daniel Michalik

Constructor Summary

BigDecimalStringConvertor()
Constructor for the BigDecimalStringConvertor object

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	stringAsValue(java.lang.String inString) Returns parsed number as object of type BigDecimal.
java.lang.String	valueAsString(java.lang.Object inValue) Formats object into String.

Methods inherited from class org.scopemvc.util.convertor.NullStringConvertor

getNullAsString, isNull, setNullAsString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BigDecimalStringConvertor

public BigDecimalStringConvertor()

Constructor for the BigDecimalStringConvertor object

Method Detail

stringAsValue

public java.lang.Object stringAsValue(java.lang.String inString)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Returns parsed number as object of type BigDecimal.

Note: for parsing is not used NumberFormat, but BigDecimal constructor. Passed String argument is changed from format with locale decimal separator into format recognizable by the constructor.

Parameters:

inString - TODO: Describe the Parameter

Returns:

TODO: Describe the Return Value

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - can't convert from String.

valueAsString

public java.lang.String valueAsString(java.lang.Object inValue)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: StringConvertor

Formats object into String. It never return a null. Implementing class can offer posibility to set string representation of null (such as "null" or ""), however default representation should be "". Slightly different null handling is performed in StringStringConvertor class.

Parameters:

inValue - TODO: Describe the Parameter

Returns:

text representation of numeric object. For null argument is called method getNullAsString

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - when argument is not subclass of java.lang.Number