com.codemesh.terp.eval.converters
Class ToFile

java.lang.Object
  com.codemesh.terp.eval.converters.ToFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<java.io.File>

public class ToFile
extends java.lang.Object
implements Converter<java.io.File>

A converter that creates a File. This converter is registered under the ^file name.

This type supports conversion from itself as well as from the following types:

• String
  The string is interpreted as the file path.
• URI
  The uri is converted to a file via the File.File(java.net.URI) constructor.

Constructor Summary

ToFile()

Method Summary

java.io.File

fromObject(java.lang.Object obj, TerpContext ctx) Converts the given object into an object of the target type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ToFile

public ToFile()

Method Detail

fromObject

public java.io.File fromObject(java.lang.Object obj,
                               TerpContext ctx)

Converts the given object into an object of the target type. Conversions can be implemented in any way that makes sense. Normally, converters will return null for null, but some converters may choose to interpret null as an indicator to return a default-initialized target object. An example of this type of conversion is the ShellExecutor. null simply indicates that no preference overrides of any kind have been provided.

Specified by:

fromObject in interface Converter<java.io.File>

Parameters:

obj - the source object.

ctx - the context in which the conversion takes place.

Returns:

an instance of the target type or null.