TypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicTypeConverter, JXPath11CompatibleTypeConverter
```
public interface TypeConverter
```
A type converter can be installed on TypeUtils to introduce additional type conversions for JXPath. Most of the time BasicTypeConverter should be used as the superclass.

Version:

$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

See Also:

TypeUtils.setTypeConverter(org.apache.commons.jxpath.util.TypeConverter)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canConvert(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class toType)`	Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
`java.lang.Object`	`convert(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class toType)`	Converts the supplied object to the specified type.

- Method Detail
  - canConvert
```
boolean canConvert(java.lang.Object object,
                   java.lang.Class toType)
```
    Returns true if it can convert the supplied object to the specified class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to test
    
    toType - target class
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - convert
```
java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object object,
                         java.lang.Class toType)
```
    Converts the supplied object to the specified type. Throws a runtime exception if the conversion is not possible.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to convert
    
    toType - target class
    
    Returns:
    
    resulting Object