I would prefer participation in NEW project [converter]. [lang] is used only for general purpose functionality (if I understand correctly). In such case it would be possible to put some specific conversion functionality. Not only for simple types.
Pranas ---------------- Question: should this be in [lang] or a separate [convertor] Stephen > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 2002 m. lapkri�io 20 d. 12:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [lang] Converters [was:Question suggestion] > > > The biggest problem with configuration is that everybody does it > differently. I don't remember seeing anybody put any work into it recently. > > One task that needs to be done is the writing of a converter package based > on the [lang].functor Transformer interface. This would convert simple types > (Strings, Numbers, Dates etc.) to and from Strings etc. > > Code already exists in this area in [beanutils], but we need a version based > on the Transformer interface. Whether this will go into [lang] or a new > [convertor] project is yet to be decided, but it is needed. > > Stephen > > > from: Jeff Varszegi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Is the Configuration stuff used anywhere? Just curious. I was looking at > the code for > > BaseConfiguration and was thinking that it should convert between numeric > types (which it > > doesn't). For instance, if getFloat() is called with a key that is mapped > to an Integer object, > > it won't convert the value to a float and return it, etc. It should > probably work more like Java > > w/ respect to widening/narrowing numeric types, don't you think? > > > > In the XMLProperties class I sent to the list a short while ago I had a > static inner class called > > PropertyConverter that the enclosing class used to do data-type > conversions. Believe you me, I'm > > not touting the virtues of that class, but I think it would be good to do > the same thing with > > Configuration so the code is reusable, and maybe put it in Lang. Just a > simple ute class to do > > simple data-type conversion. Right now what's available is scattered > around. What do you think? > > > > Jeff > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
