gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert

Class ObjectToStringConverter

java.lang.Object

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert.AbstractDataConverter<Object,String>

gov.sandia.cognition.data.convert.ObjectToStringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataConverter<Object,String>, Evaluator<Object,String>, CloneableSerializable, Serializable, Cloneable

public class ObjectToStringConverter
extends AbstractDataConverter<Object,String>

Converts an Object to a String using the toString method.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ObjectToStringConverter() Creates a new ObjectToStringConverter.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	evaluate(Object input) Converts the given Object to an String by calling the toString method.

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

ObjectToStringConverter

public ObjectToStringConverter()

Creates a new ObjectToStringConverter.

Method Detail

evaluate

public String evaluate(Object input)

Converts the given Object to an String by calling the toString method.

Parameters:

input - The input to convert.

Returns:

The String representation of that input. If null is passed in, null is returned.