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| package org.apache.ant.common.antlib; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Abstract implementation of the Converter interface |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:conor@apache.org">Conor MacNeill</a> |
| */ |
| public abstract class AbstractConverter implements Converter { |
| /** The converters's context */ |
| private AntContext context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Initialise the converter. The converter may use the AntContext to request |
| * services from the Ant core. |
| * |
| * @param context the Converter's context |
| */ |
| public void init(AntContext context) { |
| this.context = context; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Get this converter's context |
| * |
| * @return the converter context |
| */ |
| protected AntContext getContext() { |
| return context; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * This method allows a converter to indicate whether it can create |
| * the given type which is a sub-type of one of the converter's main |
| * types indicated in getTypes. Most converters can return false here. |
| * |
| * @param subType the sub-type |
| * @return true if this converter can convert a string representation to |
| * the given subclass of one of its main class |
| */ |
| public boolean canConvertSubType(Class subType) { |
| return false; |
| } |
| |
| } |
| |