ISourceConverter

All Superinterfaces:

IConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSourceConverter
```
@StableMinor(version="17.0",
             sinceVersion="4.0")
public interface ISourceConverter
extends IConverter
```
Defines extra methods for a converter that is used in a source context. A source field may use a IConverter, but if the converter implements this method, it is assured that the methods of this interface will be called as defined by the source framework.

Since:

4.0.4

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`init(ISourceContext sourceContext)`	This method is called to initialize the converter to be used in the given source context.

Methods inherited from interface lumis.util.converter.IConverter
convert, convert, convert

- Method Detail
  - init
```
void init(ISourceContext sourceContext)
   throws PortalException
```
    This method is called to initialize the converter to be used in the given source context. It is called before any convert methods. If the converter will be used on another source context, this method is called again.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sourceContext - the source context this converter will be used in.
    
    Throws:
    
    PortalException
    
    Since:
    
    4.0.4