This annotation is used for class and application wide conversion rules.
Class wide conversion:
The conversion rules will be assembled in a file called XXXAction-conversion.properties
within the same package as the related action class.
Set type to: type = ConversionType.CLASS
Application wide conversion:
The conversion rules will be assembled within the xwork-conversion.properties file within the classpath root.
Set type to: type = ConversionType.APPLICATION
Usage
The TypeConversion annotation can be applied at property and method level.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| key | no | The annotated property/key name | The optional property name mostly used within TYPE level annotations. |
| type | no | ConversionType.CLASS | Enum value of ConversionType. Determines whether the conversion should be applied at application or class level. |
| rule | no | ConversionRule.PROPERTY | Enum value of ConversionRule. The ConversionRule can be a property, a Collection or a Map. |
| converter | either this or value | The class name of the TypeConverter to be used as converter. | |
| value | either converter or this | The value to set for ConversionRule.KEY_PROPERTY. |