ddf.catalog.util.impl

Class MapConverter

java.lang.Object

ddf.catalog.util.impl.MapConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter

public class MapConverter
extends Object
implements org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter

This converter is used to allow DescribableServiceMap objects to pass through for Map implementations. Without this converter, blueprint will copy the map and lose the reference.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MapConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Object sourceObject, org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType targetType)
Object	convert(Object sourceObject, org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType targetType) Converts (casts) the sourceObject to a DescribableServiceMap.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MapConverter

public MapConverter()

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Object sourceObject,
                          org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType targetType)

Specified by:

canConvert in interface org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter

Parameters:

sourceObject - object considering to be converted

targetType - The target type T.

Returns:

true if sourceObject is an instance of DescribableServiceMap; false otherwise

convert

public Object convert(Object sourceObject,
                      org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ReifiedType targetType)
               throws Exception

Converts (casts) the sourceObject to a DescribableServiceMap.

Specified by:

convert in interface org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.Converter

Parameters:

sourceObject - object being converted

targetType - The target type T.

Returns:

sourceObject cast to a DescribableServiceMap

Throws:

Exception