Convert List of one type to Array of another type using Dozer
- by aheu
I'm wondering how to convert a List of one type to an array of another type in Java using Dozer. The two types have all the same property names/types.
For example, consider these two classes.
public class A{
private String test = null;
public String getTest(){
return this.test
}
public void setTest(String test){
this.test = test;
}
}
public class B{
private String test = null;
public String getTest(){
return this.test
}
public void setTest(String test){
this.test = test;
}
}
I've tried this with no luck.
List<A> listOfA = getListofAObjects();
Mapper mapper = DozerBeanMapperSingletonWrapper.getInstance();
B[] bs = mapper.map(listOfA, B[].class);
I've also tried using the CollectionUtils class.
CollectionUtils.convertListToArray(listOfA, B.class)
Neither are working for me, can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? The mapper.map function works fine if I create two wrapper classes, one containing a List and the other a b[]. See below:
public class C{
private List<A> items = null;
public List<A> getItems(){
return this.items;
}
public void setItems(List<A> items){
this.items = items;
}
}
public class D{
private B[] items = null;
public B[] getItems(){
return this.items;
}
public void setItems(B[] items){
this.items = items;
}
}
This works oddly enough...
List<A> listOfA = getListofAObjects();
C c = new C();
c.setItems(listOfA);
Mapper mapper = DozerBeanMapperSingletonWrapper.getInstance();
D d = mapper.map(listOfA, D.class);
B[] bs = d.getItems();
How do I do what I want to do without using the wrapper classes (C & D)? There has got to be an easier way...
Thanks!
