gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert
Class IdentityDataConverter<DataType>

java.lang.Object
  gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable
      gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert.AbstractDataConverter<InputType,OutputType>
          gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert.AbstractReversibleDataConverter<DataType,DataType>
              gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert.IdentityDataConverter<DataType>

Type Parameters:

DataType - The data type that is allowed.

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataConverter<DataType,DataType>, ReversibleDataConverter<DataType,DataType>, Evaluator<DataType,DataType>, CloneableSerializable, Serializable, Cloneable

public class IdentityDataConverter<DataType>
extends AbstractReversibleDataConverter<DataType,DataType>

A pass-through converter that just returns the given value.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

IdentityDataConverter()
Creates a new IdentityDataConverter.

Method Summary

DataType	evaluate(DataType input) Returns the given input.
IdentityDataConverter<DataType>	reverse() The reverse converter is this converter, since it is an identity converter.

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

IdentityDataConverter

public IdentityDataConverter()

Creates a new IdentityDataConverter.

Method Detail

evaluate

public DataType evaluate(DataType input)

Returns the given input.

Parameters:

input - The input value.

Returns:

The input value.

reverse

public IdentityDataConverter<DataType> reverse()

The reverse converter is this converter, since it is an identity converter.

Returns:

The reverse converter is this converter.