org.apache.shiro.functor

Interface Translator<I,O>

Type Parameters:

I - The input type

O - The output type

public interface Translator<I,O>

Generic functor interface representing a data translation (or conversion) operation. For a given input, a Translator can translate an input argument into a potentially different output value.

One example of where this is particularly convenient is API translation: translating a 3rd-party framework Exception to a Shiro Exception or vice-versa.

Since:

1.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
O	translate(I input) Translates the input argument into the required output instance.

Method Detail

translate

O translate(I input)

Translates the input argument into the required output instance.

Parameters:

input - the input data to translate

Returns:

the translated output data

Since:

1.2