com.google.devtools.common.options

Interface Converter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BoolOrEnumConverter, Converters.AssignmentConverter, Converters.BooleanConverter, Converters.ColonSeparatedOptionListConverter, Converters.CommaSeparatedOptionListConverter, Converters.HelpVerbosityConverter, Converters.LengthLimitingConverter, Converters.LogLevelConverter, Converters.OptionalAssignmentConverter, Converters.RangeConverter, Converters.RegexPatternConverter, Converters.SeparatedOptionListConverter, Converters.StringSetConverter, EnumConverter

public interface Converter<T>

A converter is a little helper object that can take a String and turn it into an instance of type T (the type parameter to the converter).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	convert(java.lang.String input) Convert a string into type T.
java.lang.String	getTypeDescription() The type description appears in usage messages.

Method Detail

convert

T convert(java.lang.String input)
   throws OptionsParsingException

Convert a string into type T.

Throws:

OptionsParsingException

getTypeDescription

java.lang.String getTypeDescription()

The type description appears in usage messages. E.g.: "a string", "a path", etc.