net.sf.morph.transform
Interface ImpreciseTransformer

All Superinterfaces:

net.sf.composite.Component, Transformer

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseToPrettyTextConverter, BeanToPrettyTextConverter, BooleanToTextConverter, ChainedTransformer, ContainerToPrettyTextConverter, DefaultToBooleanConverter, DefaultToTextConverter, NumberConverter, NumberToTextConverter, ObjectToPrettyTextConverter, ObjectToTextConverter, SimpleDelegatingTransformer, TextConverter, TimeToTextConverter, TypeChangingGraphTransformer

public interface ImpreciseTransformer
extends Transformer

Defines a transformer whose operation may result in a loss of data precision.

Since:

Morph 1.1

Author:

mbenson

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.morph.transform.Transformer

TRANSFORMATION_TYPE_CONVERT, TRANSFORMATION_TYPE_COPY

Method Summary

boolean

isImpreciseTransformation(java.lang.Class destinationClass, java.lang.Class sourceClass) Learn whether the specified conversion might yield an imprecise result.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.morph.transform.Transformer

getDestinationClasses, getSourceClasses

Method Detail

isImpreciseTransformation

boolean isImpreciseTransformation(java.lang.Class destinationClass,
                                  java.lang.Class sourceClass)

Learn whether the specified conversion might yield an imprecise result.

Parameters:

destinationClass - the destination type for the transformation

sourceClass - the source type for the transformation

Returns:

boolean true if the transformation might yield an imprecise result or
false, otherwise