info.magnolia.ui.form.field.transformer
Interface Transformer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the element handled.

All Superinterfaces:

I18NAwareHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicTransformer, CompositeTransformer, EnabledFieldTransformer, ListToSetTransformer, ManagementFieldTransformer, MultiValueChildrenNodeTransformer, MultiValueJSONTransformer, MultiValueSubChildrenNodePropertiesTransformer, MultiValueSubChildrenNodeTransformer, MultiValueTransformer, NoOpCompositeTransformer, NotNullInitialStringValueTransformer, SwitchableTransformer

public interface Transformer<T>
extends I18NAwareHandler

Base definition for a Property handler.
Implemented Transformer have the responsibility to :
- write : Convert the T newValue to a specific Item format (Single Item property, Multi Item property, Multi sub Items...)
- read : Transform a specific Item values (single property, Multi. property, sub Items) to a specified type T.

Method Summary

Class<T>	getType()
boolean	hasI18NSupport() Return true if this Property has to support i18n.
T	readFromItem() Transform a specific Item values to a specified type T.
void	writeToItem(T newValue) Convert the T newValue to a specific Item format.

Methods inherited from interface info.magnolia.ui.api.i18n.I18NAwareHandler

getBasePropertyName, getLocale, setI18NPropertyName, setLocale

Method Detail

writeToItem

void writeToItem(T newValue)

Convert the T newValue to a specific Item format.

readFromItem

T readFromItem()

Transform a specific Item values to a specified type T.

hasI18NSupport

boolean hasI18NSupport()

Return true if this Property has to support i18n.

getType

Class<T> getType()

Returns:

type the type of the value. value must be assignable to this type.