StandardConverterProcessor (Metawidget API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.metawidget.faces.component.widgetprocessor.StandardConverterProcessor

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterProcessor, Immutable, WidgetProcessor<javax.faces.component.UIComponent,UIMetawidget>
```
public class StandardConverterProcessor
extends Object
implements WidgetProcessor<javax.faces.component.UIComponent,UIMetawidget>, ConverterProcessor
```
WidgetProcessor to add standard JSF Converters to a UIComponent. This includes DateTimeConverter and NumberConverter, and support for the faces-converter attribute.

Author:

Richard Kennard

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

StandardConverterProcessor()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`StandardConverterProcessor()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`javax.faces.convert.Converter`	`getConverter(javax.faces.component.ValueHolder valueHolder, Map<String,String> attributes)` Get the appropriate Converter for this ValueHolder.
`javax.faces.component.UIComponent`	`processWidget(javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, String elementName, Map<String,String> attributes, UIMetawidget metawidget)` Process the given widget.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StandardConverterProcessor
```
public StandardConverterProcessor()
```
- Method Detail
  - processWidget
```
public javax.faces.component.UIComponent processWidget(javax.faces.component.UIComponent component,
                                              String elementName,
                                              Map<String,String> attributes,
                                              UIMetawidget metawidget)
```
    Description copied from interface: WidgetProcessor
    
    Process the given widget. Called after a widget has been built by the WidgetBuilder, and before it is added to the Layout.
    
    Specified by:
    
    processWidget in interface WidgetProcessor<javax.faces.component.UIComponent,UIMetawidget>
    
    Parameters:
    component - the widget to process. Never null
    elementName - XML node name of the business field. Typically 'entity', 'property' or 'action'. Never null
    attributes - attributes of the widget to process. Never null. This Map is modifiable - changes will be passed to subsequent WidgetProcessors and Layouts
    metawidget - the parent Metawidget. Never null
    
    Returns:
    generally the original widget (as passed in to the first argument). Can be a different widget if the WidgetProcessor wishes to substitute the original widget for another. Can be null if the WidgetProcessor wishes to cancel all further processing of this widget (including laying out)
  - getConverter
```
public javax.faces.convert.Converter getConverter(javax.faces.component.ValueHolder valueHolder,
                                         Map<String,String> attributes)
```
    Description copied from interface: ConverterProcessor
    
    Get the appropriate Converter for this ValueHolder.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getConverter in interface ConverterProcessor

Class StandardConverterProcessor

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

StandardConverterProcessor

Method Detail

processWidget

getConverter