org.beanio.types
Interface ConfigurableTypeHandler

All Superinterfaces:

TypeHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractXmlDateTypeHandler, BigDecimalTypeHandler, BigIntegerTypeHandler, ByteTypeHandler, DateTypeHandler, DoubleTypeHandler, FloatTypeHandler, IntegerTypeHandler, LongTypeHandler, NumberTypeHandler, ShortTypeHandler, XmlDateTimeTypeHandler, XmlDateTypeHandler, XmlTimeTypeHandler

public interface ConfigurableTypeHandler
extends TypeHandler

Interface for type handlers that support field specific customization. When a type handler is registered that implements this interface, the TypeHandlerFactory invokes newInstance(Properties) if any type handler field properties were set.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Kevin Seim

Field Summary

static String

FORMAT_SETTING The field format pattern

Fields inherited from interface org.beanio.types.TypeHandler

NIL

Method Summary

TypeHandler

newInstance(Properties properties) Creates a customized instance of this type handler.

Methods inherited from interface org.beanio.types.TypeHandler

format, getType, parse

Field Detail

FORMAT_SETTING

static final String FORMAT_SETTING

The field format pattern

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

newInstance

TypeHandler newInstance(Properties properties)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a customized instance of this type handler.

Parameters:

properties - the properties for customizing the instance

Returns:

the new TypeHandler

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if a property value is invalid