oracle.portal.utils.v1
Interface Transform

public interface Transform

Any object implementing the Transform interface provides a method for tarnsforming one object into an object of another type. An example might be to take an object that stores data in one format and return an object that stores the data in a different format.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

transform(java.lang.Object toTransform) Transforms the supplied object into a alternative object.

Method Detail

transform

public java.lang.Object transform(java.lang.Object toTransform)

Transforms the supplied object into a alternative object. For example, provides an alternative representation of the data stored within this object.

Parameters:

toTransform - an Object to be transformed.

Returns:

a new Object representing the transform product of the supplied Object.