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org.apache.velocity.tools.generic</FONT>
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Class ConversionTool</H2>
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java.lang.Object
<IMG SRC="../../../../../resources/inherit.gif" ALT="extended by "><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/SafeConfig.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.tools.generic">org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.SafeConfig</A>
<IMG SRC="../../../../../resources/inherit.gif" ALT="extended by "><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/LocaleConfig.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.tools.generic">org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.LocaleConfig</A>
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<DT><B>Direct Known Subclasses:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ValueParser.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.tools.generic">ValueParser</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/config/DefaultKey.html" title="annotation in org.apache.velocity.tools.config">@DefaultKey</A>(<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/config/DefaultKey.html#value()">value</A>="convert")
<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/config/SkipSetters.html" title="annotation in org.apache.velocity.tools.config">@SkipSetters</A>
</FONT>public class <B>ConversionTool</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/LocaleConfig.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.tools.generic">LocaleConfig</A></DL>
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<p>Utility class for easy conversion of String values to richer types.</p>
<p><pre>
Template example(s):
$convert.toNumber('12.6') -> 12.6
$convert.toInt('12.6') -> 12
$convert.toNumbers('12.6,42') -> [12.6, 42]
Toolbox configuration:
&lt;tools&gt;
&lt;toolbox scope="application"&gt;
&lt;tool class="org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ConversionTool"
dateFormat="yyyy-MM-dd"/&gt;
&lt;/toolbox&gt;
&lt;/tools&gt;
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<p>This comes in very handy when parsing anything.</p>
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<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>VelocityTools 2.0</DD>
<DT><B>Version:</B></DT>
<DD>$Revision: 932578 $ $Date: 2007-02-26 11:24:39 -0800 (Mon, 26 Feb 2007) $</DD>
<DT><B>Author:</B></DT>
<DD>Nathan Bubna</DD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#DATE_FORMAT_KEY">DATE_FORMAT_KEY</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>private &nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#dateFormat">dateFormat</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#DEFAULT_STRINGS_DELIMITER">DEFAULT_STRINGS_DELIMITER</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#DEFAULT_STRINGS_TRIM">DEFAULT_STRINGS_TRIM</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>private &nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#STRINGS_TRIM_KEY">STRINGS_TRIM_KEY</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>private &nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#stringsDelimiter">stringsDelimiter</A></B></CODE>
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<CODE>private &nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#stringsTrim">stringsTrim</A></B></CODE>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#ConversionTool()">ConversionTool</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE>protected &nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#configure(org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.ValueParser)">configure</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ValueParser.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.tools.generic">ValueParser</A>&nbsp;values)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does the actual configuration.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getDateFormat()">getDateFormat</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getNumberFormat()">getNumberFormat</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.String</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getStringsDelimiter()">getStringsDelimiter</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getStringsTrim()">getStringsTrim</A></B>()</CODE>
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<CODE>protected &nbsp;java.lang.Boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseBoolean(java.lang.String)">parseBoolean</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a parameter value into a <CODE>Boolean</CODE>
Sub-classes can override to allow for customized boolean parsing.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseDate(java.lang.String)">parseDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE>,
using the configured date parsing format, the configured default
<CODE>Locale</CODE>, and the system's default <CODE>TimeZone</CODE> to parse it.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)">parseDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
configured date format and specified <CODE>Locale</CODE> to parse it.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">parseDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format,the configured default <CODE>Locale</CODE>,
and the system's default <CODE>TimeZone</CODE> to parse it.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)">parseDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format and <CODE>Locale</CODE> to parse it.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;java.util.Date</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.util.TimeZone)">parseDate</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale,
java.util.TimeZone&nbsp;timezone)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format, <CODE>Locale</CODE>, and <CODE>TimeZone</CODE>.</TD>
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<CODE>protected &nbsp;java.util.Locale</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseLocale(java.lang.String)">parseLocale</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a String value into a Locale.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Number</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseNumber(java.lang.String)">parseNumber</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
format returned by <A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getNumberFormat()"><CODE>getNumberFormat()</CODE></A> and the default <CODE>Locale</CODE>
if the object is not already an instance of Number.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Number</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)">parseNumber</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
configured number format and the specified <CODE>Locale</CODE>.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Number</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">parseNumber</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
specified format and the <CODE>Locale</CODE> returned by
<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/LocaleConfig.html#getLocale()"><CODE>LocaleConfig.getLocale()</CODE></A>.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;java.lang.Number</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)">parseNumber</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
specified format and <CODE>Locale</CODE>.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>protected &nbsp;java.lang.String[]</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseStringList(java.lang.String)">parseStringList</A></B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Converts a single String value into an array of Strings by splitting
it on the tool's set stringsDelimiter.</TD>
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String.valueOf(Object), especially with nulls, Arrays and Collections.
Null returns null, Arrays and Collections return the toString(Object)
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<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the object to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <CODE>Boolean</CODE> object for the specified value or
<code>null</code> if the value is null or the conversion failed</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toInteger(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toInteger</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Integer <B>toInteger</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the object to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <CODE>Integer</CODE> for the specified value or
<code>null</code> if the value is null or the conversion failed</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDouble(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDouble</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Double <B>toDouble</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the object to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <CODE>Double</CODE> for the specified value or
<code>null</code> if the value is null or the conversion failed</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toNumber(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toNumber</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number <B>toNumber</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the object to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <CODE>Number</CODE> for the specified value or
<code>null</code> if the value is null or the conversion failed</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toLocale(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toLocale</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Locale <B>toLocale</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the object to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a <CODE>Locale</CODE> for the specified value or
<code>null</code> if the value is null or the conversion failed</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDate(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>toDate</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE>, when necessary
using the configured date parsing format, the configured default
<CODE>Locale</CODE>, and the system's default <CODE>TimeZone</CODE> to parse
the string value of the specified object.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the date to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the object as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toCalendar(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toCalendar</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Calendar <B>toCalendar</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toStrings(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toStrings</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.String[] <B>toStrings</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of String objects containing all of the values
derived from the specified array, Collection, or delimited String</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toBooleans(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toBooleans</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Boolean[] <B>toBooleans</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Boolean objects derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toBooleans(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toBooleans</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Boolean[] <B>toBooleans</B>(java.util.Collection&nbsp;values)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>values</CODE> - the collection of values to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Boolean objects derived from the specified values,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toNumbers(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toNumbers</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number[] <B>toNumbers</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Number objects derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toNumbers(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toNumbers</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number[] <B>toNumbers</B>(java.util.Collection&nbsp;values)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>values</CODE> - the collection of values to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Number objects derived from the specified values,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toInts(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toInts</H3>
<PRE>
public int[] <B>toInts</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of int values derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toIntegers(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toIntegers</H3>
<PRE>
public int[] <B>toIntegers</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of int values derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDoubles(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDoubles</H3>
<PRE>
public double[] <B>toDoubles</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of double values derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toLocales(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toLocales</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Locale[] <B>toLocales</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Locale objects derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toLocales(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toLocales</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Locale[] <B>toLocales</B>(java.util.Collection&nbsp;values)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>values</CODE> - the collection of values to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Locale objects derived from the specified values,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDates(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDates</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date[] <B>toDates</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Date objects derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toDates(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toDates</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date[] <B>toDates</B>(java.util.Collection&nbsp;values)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>values</CODE> - the collection of values to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Date objects derived from the specified values,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toCalendars(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toCalendars</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Calendar[] <B>toCalendars</B>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the value to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Calendar objects derived from the specified value,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="toCalendars(java.util.Collection)"><!-- --></A><H3>
toCalendars</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Calendar[] <B>toCalendars</B>(java.util.Collection&nbsp;values)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>values</CODE> - the collection of values to be converted
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>an array of Calendar objects derived from the specified values,
or <code>null</code>.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseBoolean(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseBoolean</H3>
<PRE>
protected java.lang.Boolean <B>parseBoolean</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a parameter value into a <CODE>Boolean</CODE>
Sub-classes can override to allow for customized boolean parsing.
(e.g. to handle "Yes/No" or "T/F")
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the string to be parsed
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the value as a <CODE>Boolean</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseStringList(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseStringList</H3>
<PRE>
protected java.lang.String[] <B>parseStringList</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a single String value into an array of Strings by splitting
it on the tool's set stringsDelimiter. The default stringsDelimiter is a comma,
and by default, all strings parsed out are trimmed before returning.
<P>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseLocale(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseLocale</H3>
<PRE>
protected java.util.Locale <B>parseLocale</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a String value into a Locale.
<P>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseNumber(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseNumber</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number <B>parseNumber</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
format returned by <A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getNumberFormat()"><CODE>getNumberFormat()</CODE></A> and the default <CODE>Locale</CODE>
if the object is not already an instance of Number.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the string to parse
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Number</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseNumber</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number <B>parseNumber</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
specified format and the <CODE>Locale</CODE> returned by
<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/LocaleConfig.html#getLocale()"><CODE>LocaleConfig.getLocale()</CODE></A>.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the string to parse<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - - the format the number is in
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Number</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)"><CODE>parseNumber(String value, String format, Object locale)</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseNumber</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number <B>parseNumber</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
configured number format and the specified <CODE>Locale</CODE>.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the string to parse<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - - the Locale to use
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Number</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><CODE>NumberFormat.parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseNumber(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseNumber</H3>
<PRE>
public java.lang.Number <B>parseNumber</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts an object to an instance of <CODE>Number</CODE> using the
specified format and <CODE>Locale</CODE>.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the string to parse<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - - the format the number is in<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - - the Locale to use
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Number</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><CODE>NumberFormat.parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseDate(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>parseDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE>,
using the configured date parsing format, the configured default
<CODE>Locale</CODE>, and the system's default <CODE>TimeZone</CODE> to parse it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - the date to convert
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the object as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>parseDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format,the configured default <CODE>Locale</CODE>,
and the system's default <CODE>TimeZone</CODE> to parse it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the date to convert<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - - the format the date is in
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/ConversionUtils.html#toDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.util.Locale, java.util.TimeZone)"><CODE>ConversionUtils.toDate(String str, String format, Locale locale, TimeZone timezone)</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>parseDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
configured date format and specified <CODE>Locale</CODE> to parse it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the date to convert<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - - the Locale to use
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><CODE>SimpleDateFormat.parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>parseDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format and <CODE>Locale</CODE> to parse it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the date to convert<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - - the format the date is in<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - - the Locale to use
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><CODE>SimpleDateFormat.parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="parseDate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object, java.util.TimeZone)"><!-- --></A><H3>
parseDate</H3>
<PRE>
public java.util.Date <B>parseDate</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;value,
java.lang.String&nbsp;format,
java.lang.Object&nbsp;locale,
java.util.TimeZone&nbsp;timezone)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Converts a string to an instance of <CODE>Date</CODE> using the
specified format, <CODE>Locale</CODE>, and <CODE>TimeZone</CODE>.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>value</CODE> - - the date to convert<DD><CODE>format</CODE> - - the format the date is in<DD><CODE>locale</CODE> - - the Locale to use<DD><CODE>timezone</CODE> - - the <CODE>TimeZone</CODE>
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the string as a <CODE>Date</CODE> or <code>null</code> if no
conversion is possible<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/tools/generic/ConversionTool.html#getDateFormat()"><CODE>getDateFormat()</CODE></A>,
<CODE>SimpleDateFormat.parse(java.lang.String, java.text.ParsePosition)</CODE></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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