local.tomas.faces.converter
Class ExpressionConverter

java.lang.Object
  local.tomas.faces.converter.ExpressionConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.faces.convert.Converter

public class ExpressionConverter
extends Object
implements javax.faces.convert.Converter

A JSF Converter for expressions.

Author:

tomas

Field Summary

static String

MULTILINE Multiline option.

Constructor Summary

ExpressionConverter()

Method Summary

Object	getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, String value) Compile string to expression.
String	getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Object value) Decompile expression to string.
protected Locale	getLocale() Get locale.
protected int	getOptions(javax.faces.component.UIComponent component) Get options of component.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MULTILINE

public static final String MULTILINE

Multiline option.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ExpressionConverter

public ExpressionConverter()

Method Detail

getLocale

protected Locale getLocale()

Get locale.

Returns:

Returns the locale.

getOptions

protected int getOptions(javax.faces.component.UIComponent component)

Get options of component.

Parameters:

component - the component

Returns:

the options

getAsObject

public Object getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                          javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                          String value)

Compile string to expression.

Specified by:

getAsObject in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - faces context

component - the component

value - the value entered in component

Returns:

compiled string.

getAsString

public String getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                          javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                          Object value)

Decompile expression to string.

Specified by:

getAsString in interface javax.faces.convert.Converter

Parameters:

context - faces context

component - the component

value - the expression

Returns:

string representation of value