com.codemesh.terp.eval.converters
Class ToPath

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<Path>

public class ToPath
extends java.lang.Object
implements Converter<Path>

A converter that creates a Path. This converter is registered under the ^path name.

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

• String
  The string is interpreted as the file path which may include patterns.
• File
  The file is added to the path.
• Map
  The map contains the constraints: dir, pattern.

Constructor Summary

ToPath()

Method Summary

Path	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

ToPath

public ToPath()

Method Detail

fromObject

public Path 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<Path>

Parameters:

obj - the source object.

ctx - the context in which the conversion takes place.

Returns:

an instance of the target type or null.