org.mule.api.transformer
Interface Converter

All Superinterfaces:

Disposable, EndpointAware, Initialisable, MessageProcessor, MuleContextAware, NameableObject, NamedObject, Transformer

All Known Subinterfaces:

DiscoverableTransformer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDiscoverableTransformer, AbstractJmsTransformer, AbstractJsonTransformer, AnnotatedTransformerProxy, BaseToOutputHandler, BeanToMap, ByteArrayToMuleMessage, ByteArrayToObject, ByteArrayToSerializable, CompositeConverter, DataHandlerToInputStreamTransformer, DomDocumentToXml, EmailMessageToString, FileToByteArray, FileToString, HttpRequestToByteArray, HttpRequestToInputStream, JMSMessageToObject, JsonToObject, MapToBean, NumberToString, ObjectArrayToString, ObjectToByteArray, ObjectToFeed, ObjectToInputStream, ObjectToJMSMessage, ObjectToJson, ObjectToOutputHandler, ObjectToRssFeed, ObjectToString, PropertyEditorTextToValueTransformer, PropertyEditorValueToTextTransformer, SerializableToByteArray, ServletRequestToOutputHandler, StringToBoolean, StringToNumber, XmlToDomDocument, XmlToOutputHandler, XmlToXMLStreamReader

public interface Converter
extends Transformer

Defines a Transformer that is a data type converters, ie: convert data from a type to another without modifying the meaning of the data.

Field Summary

static int	DEFAULT_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING
static int	MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING
static int	MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

PHASE_NAME

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable

PHASE_NAME

Method Summary

int	getPriorityWeighting() If two or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one
void	setPriorityWeighting(int weighting) If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.transformer.Transformer

getEncoding, getEndpoint, getMimeType, getReturnClass, getReturnDataType, getSourceDataTypes, getSourceTypes, isAcceptNull, isIgnoreBadInput, isSourceDataTypeSupported, isSourceTypeSupported, setReturnClass, setReturnDataType, transform, transform

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.processor.MessageProcessor

process

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

initialise

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable

dispose

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.NameableObject

setName

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.NamedObject

getName

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.api.context.MuleContextAware

setMuleContext

Methods inherited from interface org.mule.endpoint.EndpointAware

setEndpoint

Field Detail

MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

static final int MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

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Constant Field Values

MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

static final int MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

static final int DEFAULT_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getPriorityWeighting

int getPriorityWeighting()

If two or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Returns:

the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.

setPriorityWeighting

void setPriorityWeighting(int weighting)

If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Parameters:

weighting - the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.