org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters

## Class ConverterFacade

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.beanutils.converters.ConverterFacade

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Converter

      public final class ConverterFacade
      extends Object
      implements Converter

  Provides a facade for `Converter` implementations preventing access to any public API in the implementation, other than that specified by `Converter`.

  This implementation can be used to prevent registered `Converter` implementations that provide configuration options from being retrieved and modified.
  Since:
    1.8.0
  Version:
    $Id: ConverterFacade.java 1540186 2013-11-08 21:08:30Z oheger $

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ConverterFacade(Converter converter)` Construct a converter which delegates to the specified `Converter` implementation.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `<T> T` | `convert(Class<T> type, Object value)` Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type by delegating to the underlying `Converter` implementation.
    `String` | `toString()` Provide a String representation of this facade implementation sand the underlying `Converter` it delegates to.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ConverterFacade

          public ConverterFacade(Converter converter)

      Construct a converter which delegates to the specified `Converter` implementation.
      Parameters:
        `converter` - The converter to delegate to

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### convert

          public <T> T convert(Class<T> type,
                      Object value)

      Convert the input object into an output object of the specified type by delegating to the underlying `Converter` implementation.
      Specified by:
        `convert` in interface `Converter`
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - The result type of the conversion
      Parameters:
        `type` - Data type to which this value should be converted
        `value` - The input value to be converted
      Returns:
        The converted value.

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Provide a String representation of this facade implementation sand the underlying `Converter` it delegates to.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        A String representation of this facade implementation sand the underlying `Converter` it delegates to

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