org.apache.ddlutils.io.converters
Interface SqlTypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteArrayBase64Converter, DateConverter, NumberConverter, TimeConverter, TimestampConverter

public interface SqlTypeConverter

Interface for classes that convert between strings and sql data types.

Version:

$Revision: 289996 $

Method Summary

Object	convertFromString(String textRep, int sqlTypeCode) Converts the given textual representation to an instance of the target type.
String	convertToString(Object obj, int sqlTypeCode) Converts the given object to a string representation.

Method Detail

convertFromString

Object convertFromString(String textRep,
                         int sqlTypeCode)
                         throws ConversionException

Converts the given textual representation to an instance of the target type.

Parameters:

textRep - The textual representation

sqlTypeCode - The target sql type code, one of the constants in Types

Returns:

The corresponding object

Throws:

ConversionException

convertToString

String convertToString(Object obj,
                       int sqlTypeCode)
                       throws ConversionException

Converts the given object to a string representation.

Parameters:

obj - The object

sqlTypeCode - The corresponding source type code

Returns:

The textual representation

Throws:

ConversionException