Package org.apache.shiro.functor

Package containing functor components used for data translation or conversion.

See:
Description

Interface Summary

Translator<I,O>

Generic functor interface representing a data translation (or conversion) operation.

Package org.apache.shiro.functor Description

Package containing functor components used for data translation or conversion. Of particular note is the Translator interface and its implementations.

Translators are useful in a framework like Shiro which can integrate with many other 3rd-party APIs and frameworks. A Translator is convenient when translating from one API concept into another, for example, translating a 3rd-party framework Exception to a Shiro Exception or vice-versa.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

Translator