const classafIoc::TypeCoercer

sys::Obj
  afIoc::TypeCoercer

A helper class that coerces Objs to a given Type via fromXXX() / toXXX() ctors and methods. This is mainly useful for converting to and from Strs.

As a lot of repetition of types is expected for each TypeCoercer the conversion methods are cached.

@since 1.3.8

canCoerce

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Bool canCoerce(Type fromType, Type toType)

Returns true if fromType can be coerced to the given toType.

clearCache

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Void clearCache()

Clears the lookup cache

coerce

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Obj coerce(Obj value, Type toType)

Coerces the Obj to the given type. Coercion methods are looked up in the following order:

toXXX()
fromXXX()
makeFromXXX()