JavaServer Faces

Name

Converter

Synopsis

This interface is implemented by all converter classes, converting between a String value and a data type supported by the class.

Synopsis

Interface name:	javax.faces.convert.Converter
Extends:	None
Implemented by:	All standard and custom converters.

Methods

public Object getAsObject(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, String value)

Converts the provided String value (which can be null) to an instance of the supported type and returns the new instance. Throws a ConverterException if the conversion fails.

public String getAsString(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, javax.faces.component.UIComponent component, Object value)

Converts the provided value of the supported type (which can be null) to a String instance and returns the new instance. Throws a ConverterException if the conversion fails.