IntegerConvertor (Jep with extensions API )

All Known Subinterfaces:

MatrixFieldI

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMatrixField, BigDecimalField, BigIntegerField, BigModulusField, ComplexMatrixField, DoubleField, DoubleMatrixField, ExactIntegerField, ExtDocsTest.StringField3, FieldCollection, FieldMatrixField, GenericField, GenericFieldMatrixField, GenericMatrixField, GenericPowerField, IntegerField, LongField, MatrixFieldCollection, ModulusField, RationalField, SequenceMatrixField, ShortField, SimpleMatrixField, StandardField
```
public interface IntegerConvertor
```
Defines fields which can convert numbers to or from integers. This is needed for the power operator as integer powers are considerably easier to calculate. It can also be used to get the size of a matrix or specify matrices of a specific size.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`convertFromInt(java.lang.Integer l)`	Attempt to convert argument from an integer
`java.lang.Integer`	`convertToInt(java.lang.Object l)`	Attempt to convert argument to an integer

- Method Detail
  - convertToInt
```
java.lang.Integer convertToInt(java.lang.Object l)
                        throws EvaluationException
```
    Attempt to convert argument to an integer
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - value to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    corresponding integer or null if it cannot be converted
    
    Throws:
    
    EvaluationException - on error
  - convertFromInt
```
java.lang.Object convertFromInt(java.lang.Integer l)
                         throws EvaluationException
```
    Attempt to convert argument from an integer
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - value to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    corresponding value in this field or null if it cannot be converted
    
    Throws:
    
    EvaluationException - probably never