Converter 5.2 build: 9140 released: 2008-03-26

Generates Java source to interconvert basic types.

Copyright (c) 2008 Canadian Mind Products.

Java Applet (that can also be run as an application).
Download from http://mindprod.com/products1.html#CONVERTER

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in commercial programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/roedy.html#NONMILITARY
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labeled non-military use only.
All Java jars and source code are included.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS,
(e.g. Win2K/XP/Vista/OSX/Linux/Solaris/Vista64/AIX...) so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.5 <><> or later installed.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet.
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with Winzip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the <i>&ldquo;user folder names&rdquo;</i> option.

To run as an application,type:
java -jar J:\com\mindprod\converter\converter.jar parms

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.


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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.


To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java -jar com/mindprod/converter/converter.jar parms

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.


I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test the programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary class and jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:


Conversion teaching tool. Shows you how to convert any of
the 19 basic Java types into any of the other.

Mutable Primitives   Immutable Objects

boolean              Boolean
signed byte          signed Byte
unsigned byte        unsigned Byte
short                Short
char                 Character
int                  Integer
long                 Long
float                Float
double               Double
char[]*              String

* not implemented.

It works either as an application or as an applet
that needs to run in JDK 1.4+ capable browser.
Source code and sample HTML included. May be
freely distributed and used for any purpose except
military.

Version 3.2 deprecates use of concatenation to effect
conversion and points out that toString is more readable
where valueOf is more maintainable.

To install, Extract the zip download with Winzip, available from
http://www.winzip.com (or similar unzip utility) into any
directory you please, often C:\ -- ticking off the "user
folder names" option. To run as an application, type:

java -jar C:\com\mindprod\converter\converter.jar

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

Version History

3.5 adds a new way to convert String to boolean.

3.6 uses a lower case package name in line with Sun's naming
conventions.

3.7 now documents locale-sensitivity of various methods.

3.8 adds Short type, and Java 1.5 autoboxing unboxing.

3.9 adds the IEEE conversion methods such as
longBitsToDouble and doubleToLongBits.

4.0 adds an about box.

4.3 has improved consistency in bat files.

4.4 add two more lines of instructions.

4.5 add JDK 1.5+ Integer.valueOf and Long.valueOf

4.6 adds use of Character.digit( char c, int radix ).

4.7 add use of + '0' for char conversions.

4.8 tidied code.

4.9 2007-05-08 added PAD and new icon.

5.0 2008-03-03  correct spelling mistakes, display build and release date. Convert to JDK 1.5

5.1 2008-03-25  use enums, split off Type and Generate classes. add signed/unsigned Byte.

5.2 2008-03-26  better code for unsigned Bytes.