BidirectionalTypeConverter

Kotlin |Java

abstract class BidirectionalTypeConverter<T : Any!, V : Any!> : TypeConverter<T, V>

kotlin.Any
↳	android.animation.TypeConverter<T, V>
	↳	android.animation.BidirectionalTypeConverter

Abstract base class used convert type T to another type V and back again. This is necessary when the value types of in animation are different from the property type. BidirectionalTypeConverter is needed when only the final value for the animation is supplied to animators.

Summary

Public constructors
`BidirectionalTypeConverter(fromClass: Class<T>!, toClass: Class<V>!)`

Public methods
abstract T	`convertBack(value: V)` Does a conversion from the target type back to the source type.
open BidirectionalTypeConverter<V, T>!	`invert()` Returns the inverse of this converter, where the from and to classes are reversed.

Inherited functions

From class TypeConverter

`V`	`convert(value: T)` Converts a value from one type to another.

Public constructors

BidirectionalTypeConverter

Added in API level 21

BidirectionalTypeConverter(
    fromClass: Class<T>!, 
    toClass: Class<V>!)

Public methods

convertBack

Added in API level 21

abstract fun convertBack(value: V): T

Does a conversion from the target type back to the source type. The subclass must implement this when a TypeConverter is used in animations and current values will need to be read for an animation.

Parameters
`value`	V: The Object to convert.

Return
`T`	A value of type T, converted from `value`.

invert

Added in API level 21

open fun invert(): BidirectionalTypeConverter<V, T>!

Returns the inverse of this converter, where the from and to classes are reversed. The inverted converter uses this convert to call convertBack(java.lang.Object) for convert(java.lang.Object) calls and convert(java.lang.Object) for convertBack(java.lang.Object) calls.

Return
`BidirectionalTypeConverter<V, T>!`	The inverse of this converter, where the from and to classes are reversed.