StringToArrayConverter.java

package fr.sii.ogham.core.convert;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;

/**

 * Converts a string to an array of anything. The string is split on

 * {@literal ,} by default. You can also provide your own separator.

 * 

 * Each split value is trimmed to remove any spaces before or after. For

 * example:

 * 

 * <pre>

 * String source = "  foo  ,    bar,   abc";

 * // calling the converter

 * String[] result = converter.convert(source, String[].class);

 * for (String value : result) {

 * 	System.out.println("'" + value + "'");

 * }

 * // prints:

 * // 'foo'

 * // 'bar'

 * // 'abc'

 * </pre>

 * 

 * This converter is also able to convert the string to an array of objects. For

 * example:

 * 

 * <pre>

 * String source = "1, 2, 3";

 * Integer[] numbers = converter.convert(source, Integer[].class);

 * </pre>

 * 

 * If you have registered a custom converter to handle elements, you can

 * directly convert string to your objects:

 * 

 * <pre>

 * String source = "bob, joe";

 * Person[] persons = converter.convert(source, Person[].class);

 * </pre>

 * 

 * @author Aurélien Baudet

 *

 */

public class StringToArrayConverter implements SupportingConverter {

	private final Converter elementsConverter;

	private final String splitPattern;

	/**

	 * Initializes with the default separator {@literal ,} and another converter

	 * that is used to convert each split element.

	 * 

	 * @param elementsConverter

	 *            converts each element to the target type

	 */

	public StringToArrayConverter(Converter elementsConverter) {

	/**

	 * Initializes with the provided separator and another converter that is

	 * used to convert each split element.

	 * 

	 * @param elementsConverter

	 *            converts each element to the target type

	 * @param splitPattern

	 *            the separator that is used to split the source string

	 */

	public StringToArrayConverter(Converter elementsConverter, String splitPattern) {

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

	@Override

	public <T> T convert(Object source, Class<T> targetType) {

		}

		}

	}

	@Override

	public boolean supports(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType) {

	}

	private boolean elementsConverterSupports(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType) {

		}

	}

}

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