org.ldaptive.beans.reflect

Class TranscoderFactory

java.lang.Object

org.ldaptive.beans.reflect.TranscoderFactory

public final class TranscoderFactory
extends Object

Creates value transcoders and stores them in a static map.

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected static ValueTranscoder<?>	createValueTranscoder(String type) Creates a value transcoder for the supplied type.
static ValueTranscoder<?>	getInstance(String type) Returns a value transcoder for the supplied type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ValueTranscoder<?> getInstance(String type)

Returns a value transcoder for the supplied type. If the type cannot be found it is instantiated and cached for future use.

Parameters:

type - of value transcoder

Returns:

value transcoder

createValueTranscoder

protected static ValueTranscoder<?> createValueTranscoder(String type)

Creates a value transcoder for the supplied type.

Parameters:

type - to create value transcoder for

Returns:

value transcoder

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the supplied type cannot be instantiated