Thursday, November 18, 2004, 5:57:48 AM, Matt Sgarlata wrote: > I haven't been on the list a while but I saw your posts earlier > this month. I too, like Ron, spent some time developing my own > approach to the goals of the commons-convert project. I have some > code started out that isn't incredibly well documented, but all the > ideas are there. Below is a summary of my approach. The code is > available at the URL below under the Apache 2.0 license.
I've taken a quick look at your description and the source, which looks quite promising. Correct me if I am getting things wrong, but I think we try to solve different problems, which is acutally a good thing (as they might even complement each other). If I get things right, you try to provide a framework for passing "bean like" structures around, and convert them to their various representations, as every library provides its own. My focus is on trying to provide a "generic" conversion framework, with primary focus on the type. Eg, some libraries like to use "int," others prefer "short," which makes not much of a difference if all values are, say, between 0 and 1000. While this conversion is quite simple for some types, it can be cumbersome for others, eg if you got a short[], but the library prefers an int[]. Ron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
