Package org.jbehave.core.steps

Class ParameterConverters.MethodReturningConverter

java.lang.Object

org.jbehave.core.steps.ParameterConverters.AbstractParameterConverter<String,T>

org.jbehave.core.steps.ParameterConverters.FromStringParameterConverter<Object>

org.jbehave.core.steps.ParameterConverters.MethodReturningConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter<String,Object>

Enclosing class:

ParameterConverters

public static class ParameterConverters.MethodReturningConverter
extends ParameterConverters.FromStringParameterConverter<Object>

Invokes method on instance to return value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MethodReturningConverter(Method method, Class<?> stepsType, InjectableStepsFactory stepsFactory)
MethodReturningConverter(Method method, Object instance)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canConvertTo(Type type)	Return true if the converter can convert to the desired target type.
Object	convertValue(String value, Type type)	Convert the value from one type to another, for example from a boolean to a String.

Methods inherited from class org.jbehave.core.steps.ParameterConverters.AbstractParameterConverter

canConvertFrom, getSourceType, getTargetType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MethodReturningConverter

public MethodReturningConverter(Method method,
                                Object instance)

MethodReturningConverter

public MethodReturningConverter(Method method,
                                Class<?> stepsType,
                                InjectableStepsFactory stepsFactory)

Method Detail

canConvertTo

public boolean canConvertTo(Type type)

Description copied from interface: ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter

Return true if the converter can convert to the desired target type.

Specified by:

canConvertTo in interface ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter<String,Object>

Overrides:

canConvertTo in class ParameterConverters.AbstractParameterConverter<String,Object>

Parameters:

type - the type descriptor that describes the requested result type

Returns:

true if that conversion can be performed

convertValue

public Object convertValue(String value,
                           Type type)

Description copied from interface: ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter

Convert the value from one type to another, for example from a boolean to a String.

Parameters:

value - the value to be converted

type - the type descriptor that supplies extra information about the requested result type

Returns:

the converted value