org.eclipse.emf.ecore
Interface EDataType.Internal.ConversionDelegate

All Known Implementing Classes:

XcoreConversionDelegate

Enclosing interface:

EDataType.Internal

public static interface EDataType.Internal.ConversionDelegate

An API for converting values of the data type to and from a string representation.

Nested Class Summary

static interface

EDataType.Internal.ConversionDelegate.Factory A factory for creating conversion delegates.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	convertToString(java.lang.Object value) Converts a value of the data type to a string literal.
java.lang.Object	createFromString(java.lang.String literal) Creates a value of the data type from a string literal.

Method Detail

convertToString

java.lang.String convertToString(java.lang.Object value)

Converts a value of the data type to a string literal.

Parameters:

value - the value to be converted.

Returns:

the literal representation of the value.

createFromString

java.lang.Object createFromString(java.lang.String literal)

Creates a value of the data type from a string literal.

Parameters:

literal - the string literal to be converted.

Returns:

the value of the literal representation.