ClassConverter (SNAP Engine API)

java.lang.Object
- com.bc.ceres.binding.converters.ClassConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<Class>

Direct Known Subclasses:

JavaTypeConverter
```
public class ClassConverter
extends Object
implements Converter<Class>
```

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ClassConverter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`addPackageQualifier(String qualifier)`
`String`	`format(Class javaType)`	Converts a value of the type returned by `Converter.getValueType()` to its plain text representation.
`Class<Class>`	`getValueType()`	Gets the value type.
`Class<?>`	`parse(String text)`	Converts a value from its plain text representation to a Java object instance of the type returned by `Converter.getValueType()`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ClassConverter
```
public ClassConverter()
```
- Method Detail
  - getValueType
```
public Class<Class> getValueType()
```
    Description copied from interface: Converter
    
    Gets the value type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValueType in interface Converter<Class>
    
    Returns:
    
    The value type.
  - parse
```
public Class<?> parse(String text)
               throws ConversionException
```
    Description copied from interface: Converter
    
    Converts a value from its plain text representation to a Java object instance of the type returned by Converter.getValueType().
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in interface Converter<Class>
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The textual representation of the value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The converted value.
    
    Throws:
    
    ConversionException - If the conversion fails.
  - format
```
public String format(Class javaType)
```
    Description copied from interface: Converter
    
    Converts a value of the type returned by Converter.getValueType() to its plain text representation.
    
    Specified by:
    
    format in interface Converter<Class>
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaType - The value to be converted to text.
    
    Returns:
    
    The textual representation of the value.
  - addPackageQualifier
```
protected void addPackageQualifier(String qualifier)
```