org.crosswire.common.config

Class FileChoice

java.lang.Object

org.crosswire.common.config.AbstractReflectedChoice

org.crosswire.common.config.FileChoice

All Implemented Interfaces:

Choice

Direct Known Subclasses:

DirectoryChoice

public class FileChoice
extends AbstractReflectedChoice

A class to convert between files and objects of a type.

Author:

Joe Walker

See Also:

The GNU Lesser General Public License for details.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileChoice()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convertToObject(String orig) Convert from a stored string to an object to use with reflection
String	convertToString(Object orig) Convert from a reflection return value to a String for storage
Class<File>	getConversionClass() The class that this Choice works on.

Methods inherited from class org.crosswire.common.config.AbstractReflectedChoice

getFullPath, getHelpText, getKey, getString, getType, init, isHidden, isIgnored, isSaveable, requiresRestart, setFullPath, setHelpText, setString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileChoice

public FileChoice()

Method Detail

getConversionClass

public Class<File> getConversionClass()

Description copied from interface: Choice

The class that this Choice works on. Used to decide how to display the choice to the user.

Returns:

The Class that this Choice works using.

convertToString

public String convertToString(Object orig)

Description copied from class: AbstractReflectedChoice

Convert from a reflection return value to a String for storage

Specified by:

convertToString in class AbstractReflectedChoice

Parameters:

orig - the object to be converted to a string

Returns:

the marshaled representation of the object

convertToObject

public Object convertToObject(String orig)

Description copied from class: AbstractReflectedChoice

Convert from a stored string to an object to use with reflection

Specified by:

convertToObject in class AbstractReflectedChoice

Parameters:

orig - the marshaled representation of the object

Returns:

the reconstituted object