net.sf.beanlib.spi
Interface Transformable

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanTransformerSpi, CustomBeanTransformerSpi

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanTransformer, Hibernate3BeanTransformer

public interface Transformable

Object Transformer.

Author:

Joe D. Velopar

Method Summary

<T> T

transform(Object in, Class<T> toClass, PropertyInfo propertyInfo) Returns an object transformed from the input object with the given target class.

Method Detail

transform

<T> T transform(Object in,
                Class<T> toClass,
                PropertyInfo propertyInfo)

Returns an object transformed from the input object with the given target class.

Parameters:

in - the input object to be transformed. If propertyInfo is non-null, the input object is a JavaBean property value.

toClass - the target class to be transformed to.

propertyInfo - If null, it means the in object is a root level object. Otherwise, propertyInfo contains information about the input object as a java bean property value to be transformed.

Returns:

the transformed object.