net.sf.jasperreports.jsf.convert
Interface SourceConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanSourceConverter, CsvSourceConverter, DatabaseSourceConverter, JdbcSourceConverter, JndiSourceConverter, MapSourceConverter, ResultSetSourceConverter, SourceConverterBase, XlsSourceConverter, XmlSourceConverter

public interface SourceConverter
extends Serializable

Source converter interface.

Author:

A. Alonso Dominguez

Method Summary

Object	convertFromSource(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Source source) Converts the received source into its original form.
Source	convertFromValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Object value) Obtains a Source instance from the value obtained as a parameter.

Method Detail

convertFromValue

Source convertFromValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                        javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                        Object value)
                        throws ConverterException

Obtains a Source instance from the value obtained as a parameter.

Parameters:

context - current faces' context.

component - faces' component asking for conversion.

value - the value that must be converted.

Returns:

a Source

Throws:

ConverterException - if value can't be converted.

convertFromSource

Object convertFromSource(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                         javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                         Source source)
                         throws ConverterException

Converts the received source into its original form.

Parameters:

context - current faces' context.

component - faces' component asking for conversion.

source - the source instance.

Returns:

a original source value.

Throws:

ConverterException - if source can't be converted.