net.sf.saxon.xqj
Interface ObjectConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardObjectConverter

public interface ObjectConverter

This interface is based on the "CommonHandler" concept defined in early drafts of XQJ. It defines the data conversion routines used by the Saxon XQJ implementation to convert between native Java objects and XDM values. Most applications will use the Saxon-supplied implementation StandardObjectConverter, but it is possible to supply an alternative implementation using the method SaxonXQDataFactory.setObjectConverter(net.sf.saxon.xqj.ObjectConverter)

Method Summary

Item	convertToItem(Object value) Convert a Java object to an Item, when no information is available about the required type
Item	convertToItem(Object value, XQItemType type) Convert a Java object to an Item, when a required type has been specified.
Object	toObject(XQItemAccessor xqItemAccessor) Convert an Item to a Java object

Method Detail

toObject

Object toObject(XQItemAccessor xqItemAccessor)
                throws XQException

Convert an Item to a Java object

Parameters:

xqItemAccessor - the XQJ object representing the item to be converted

Returns:

the Java object that results from the conversion

Throws:

XQException

convertToItem

Item convertToItem(Object value)
                   throws XQException

Convert a Java object to an Item, when no information is available about the required type

Parameters:

value - the supplied Java object

Returns:

the Item that results from the conversion

Throws:

XQException - if the Java object cannot be converted to an XQItem

convertToItem

Item convertToItem(Object value,
                   XQItemType type)
                   throws XQException

Convert a Java object to an Item, when a required type has been specified. Note that Saxon only calls this method when none of the standard conversions defined in the XQJ specification is able to handle the object.

Parameters:

value - the supplied Java object

type - the required XPath data type

Returns:

the Item that results from the conversion

Throws:

XQException - if the Java object cannot be converted to an XQItem