org.apache.commons.math.util
Class DefaultTransformer

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.math.util.DefaultTransformer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, NumberTransformer

public class DefaultTransformer
extends java.lang.Object
implements NumberTransformer, java.io.Serializable

A Default NumberTransformer for java.lang.Numbers and Numeric Strings. This provides some simple conversion capabilities to turn any java/lang.Number into a primitive double or to turn a String representation of a Number into a double.

Version:

$Revision: 506600 $ $Date: 2007-02-12 12:35:59 -0700 (Mon, 12 Feb 2007) $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DefaultTransformer()

Method Summary

double

transform(java.lang.Object o) Implementing this interface provides a facility to transform from Object to Double.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultTransformer

public DefaultTransformer()

Method Detail

transform

public double transform(java.lang.Object o)
                 throws MathException

Description copied from interface: NumberTransformer

Implementing this interface provides a facility to transform from Object to Double.

Specified by:

transform in interface NumberTransformer

Parameters:

o - the object that gets transformed.

Returns:

a double primitive representation of the Object o.

Throws:

MathException - If it cannot successfully be transformed or is null.

See Also:

org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer#transform(java.lang.Object)