How to use

Converter

in

com.mysema.converters

public void register(Converter<?> converter){
  converters.put(converter.getJavaType(), converter);
}

@Override
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public <T> T fromString(String value, Class<T> requiredType) {
  if (requiredType.equals(String.class)) {
    return (T) value;
  }
  Converter<T> converter = (Converter<T>) classToConverter.get(requiredType);
  if (converter != null) {
    return converter.fromString(value);
  } else {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("No conversion for " + requiredType.getName() + " available");
  }
}

@Override
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public <T> String toString(T javaValue) {
  if (javaValue instanceof String) {
    return (String) javaValue;
  }
  Converter<T> converter = (Converter<T>) classToConverter.get(javaValue.getClass());
  if (converter != null) {
    return converter.toString(javaValue);
  } else {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("No conversion for " + javaValue.getClass().getName() + " available");
  }
}

private <T> void register(UID type, Converter<T> converter) {
  register(type, converter.getJavaType());
  classToConverter.put(converter.getJavaType(), converter);
  Class<?> primitiveType = Primitives.unwrap(converter.getJavaType());
  if (!primitiveType.equals(converter.getJavaType())) {
    register(type, primitiveType);
    classToConverter.put(primitiveType, converter);
  }
}