Package org.incenp.linkml.core

Class StringConverter

java.lang.Object

org.incenp.linkml.core.ScalarConverterBase

org.incenp.linkml.core.StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

IConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

CurieConverter

public class StringConverter
extends ScalarConverterBase

Converts raw objects into string values.

This supports LinkML’s string type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	convertImpl(Object raw, ConverterContext ctx)	Performs the actual type conversion.
Class<?>	getType()	Gets the type of object that this converter can convert a raw object into.

Methods inherited from class org.incenp.linkml.core.ScalarConverterBase

convert, convertForSlot, serialise, serialiseForSlot, toList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringConverter

public StringConverter()

Method Detail

getType

public Class<?> getType()

Description copied from interface: IConverter

Gets the type of object that this converter can convert a raw object into.

Returns:

The Java type representing the LinkML object this converter is intended for.

convertImpl

protected Object convertImpl(Object raw,
                             ConverterContext ctx)
                      throws LinkMLRuntimeException

Description copied from class: ScalarConverterBase

Performs the actual type conversion.

Specified by:

convertImpl in class ScalarConverterBase

Parameters:

raw - The raw object to convert. This is guaranteed to be a non-null, non-list, non-dictionary object.

Returns:

The converted value.

Throws:

LinkMLRuntimeException - If the converter cannot convert the given value.