ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter (JBehave Core 5.1-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

T - the target converted output

S - the source input value

All Known Implementing Classes:

ParameterConverters.AbstractListParameterConverter, ParameterConverters.AbstractParameterConverter, ParameterConverters.BooleanConverter, ParameterConverters.BooleanListConverter, ParameterConverters.DateConverter, ParameterConverters.EnumConverter, ParameterConverters.EnumListConverter, ParameterConverters.ExamplesTableConverter, ParameterConverters.ExamplesTableParametersConverter, ParameterConverters.FluentEnumConverter, ParameterConverters.FromStringParameterConverter, ParameterConverters.FunctionalParameterConverter, ParameterConverters.JsonConverter, ParameterConverters.MethodReturningConverter, ParameterConverters.NumberConverter, ParameterConverters.NumberListConverter, ParameterConverters.StringConverter, ParameterConverters.StringListConverter

Enclosing class:

ParameterConverters
```
public static interface ParameterConverters.ParameterConverter<S,T>
```
A parameter converter for generic type of source input and target output. The converters can be chained to allow for the target of one converter can be used as the source for another.

Method Summary

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

- Method Detail
  - canConvertTo
```
boolean canConvertTo(Type type)
```
    Return true if the converter can convert to the desired target type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type descriptor that describes the requested result type
    
    Returns:
    
    true if that conversion can be performed
  - canConvertFrom
```
boolean canConvertFrom(Type type)
```
    Return true if the converter can convert from the desired target type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type descriptor that describes the source type
    
    Returns:
    
    true if that conversion can be performed
  - convertValue
```
T convertValue(S value,
               Type type)
```
    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
  - getSourceType
```
Type getSourceType()
```
  - getTargetType
```
Type getTargetType()
```