Package adams.data.conversion

Class CollectionToArray

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.core.logging.CustomLoggingLevelObject

adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

adams.data.conversion.CollectionToArray

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdditionalInformationHandler, CleanUpHandler, Destroyable, GlobalInfoSupporter, LoggingLevelHandler, LoggingSupporter, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, ShallowCopySupporter<AbstractConversion>, SizeOfHandler, Stoppable, Conversion, Serializable

public class CollectionToArray
extends AbstractConversion

Turns a collection into an array.

Valid options are:

-D <int> (property: debugLevel)
    The greater the number the more additional info the scheme may output to 
    the console (0 = off).
    default: 0
    minimum: 0
 

-array-class <java.lang.String> (property: arrayClass)
    The class to use for the elements in the array.
    default: java.lang.Object
 

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	m_ArrayClass	the class for the array.

Fields inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

m_Input, m_Output, m_Owner, m_Stopped

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_OptionManager

Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CollectionToArray()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class	accepts()	Returns the class that is accepted as input.
String	arrayClassTipText()	Returns the tip text for this property.
void	defineOptions()	Adds options to the internal list of options.
protected Object	doConvert()	Performs the actual conversion.
Class	generates()	Returns the class that is generated as output.
String	getArrayClass()	Returns the class for the collection.
String	globalInfo()	Returns a string describing the object.
void	setArrayClass(String value)	Sets the class for the array.

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

checkData, cleanUp, convert, getAdditionalInformation, getInput, getInput, getOutput, getOutput, getOwner, getQuickInfo, reset, setInput, setOwner, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, stopExecution

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, destroy, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, initialize, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, setLoggingLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

configureLogger, getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

getLoggingLevel

Field Detail

m_ArrayClass

protected String m_ArrayClass

the class for the array.

Constructor Detail

CollectionToArray

public CollectionToArray()

Method Detail

globalInfo

public String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

globalInfo in interface GlobalInfoSupporter

Specified by:

globalInfo in class AbstractOptionHandler

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

defineOptions

public void defineOptions()

Adds options to the internal list of options.

Specified by:

defineOptions in interface OptionHandler

Overrides:

defineOptions in class AbstractOptionHandler

setArrayClass

public void setArrayClass(String value)

Sets the class for the array.

Parameters:

value - the classname

getArrayClass

public String getArrayClass()

Returns the class for the collection.

Returns:

the classname

arrayClassTipText

public String arrayClassTipText()

Returns the tip text for this property.

Returns:

tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the GUI or for listing the options.

accepts

public Class accepts()

Returns the class that is accepted as input.

Specified by:

accepts in interface Conversion

Specified by:

accepts in class AbstractConversion

Returns:

the class

generates

public Class generates()

Returns the class that is generated as output.

Specified by:

generates in interface Conversion

Specified by:

generates in class AbstractConversion

Returns:

the class

doConvert

protected Object doConvert()
                    throws Exception

Performs the actual conversion.

Specified by:

doConvert in class AbstractConversion

Returns:

the converted data

Throws:

Exception - if something goes wrong with the conversion