# TypeProtoConverters

Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#)  

# TypeProtoConverters

| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).

`
public

final

class
TypeProtoConverters
`  
`

extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)`


``


`

|---|----------------------------------------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) ||
| ↳ | android.support.test.espresso.remote.TypeProtoConverters |

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*** ** * ** ***

Converters from[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto messages to their unwrapped target types.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static <T> T`                                                                            | ` `[anyToType](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#anyToType(com.google.protobuf.Any))`(Any any) ` Performs an[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto message to type T conversion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ` static `[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html) | ` `[byteStringToParcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#byteStringToParcelable(com.google.protobuf.ByteString, java.lang.Class<android.os.Parcelable>))`(ByteString byteString, `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)`<`[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)`> parcelableClass) ` Performs a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)conversion. |
| ` static <T> T`                                                                            | ` `[byteStringToType](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#byteStringToType(com.google.protobuf.ByteString))`(ByteString byteString) ` Performs a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to type T conversion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ` static ByteString`                                                                       | ` `[parcelableToByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#parcelableToByteString(android.os.Parcelable))`(`[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)` parcelable) ` Performs[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)to[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)conversion.                                                                                                                                                         |
| ` static <T> Any`                                                                          | ` `[typeToAny](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#typeToAny(T))`(T type) ` Performs a type T to[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto message conversion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ` static ByteString`                                                                       | ` `[typeToByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#typeToByteString(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` object) ` Performs an object to[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)conversion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [![](https://developer.android.com/static/assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters#)From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)          | ` clone() `                                                                                | | ` boolean`                                                                          | ` equals(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` arg0) ` | | ` void`                                                                             | ` finalize() `                                                                             | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)`<?>` | ` getClass() `                                                                             | | ` int`                                                                              | ` hashCode() `                                                                             | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` notify() `                                                                               | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` notifyAll() `                                                                            | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)          | ` toString() `                                                                             | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) `                                                              | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait(long arg0) `                                                                        | | ` final void`                                                                       | ` wait() `                                                                                 | ||

## Public methods

### anyToType

```
T anyToType (Any any)
```

Performs an[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto message to type T conversion.

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|                                Parameters                                 ||
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `any` | `Any`: type to unwrap into its target type T representation <br /> |

|               Returns               ||
|-----|--------------------------------|
| `T` | unwrapped target type T <br /> |

### byteStringToParcelable

```
Parcelable byteStringToParcelable (ByteString byteString, 
                Class<Parcelable> parcelableClass)
```

Performs a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)conversion.

<br />

|                                                                                                           Parameters                                                                                                           ||
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `byteString`      | `ByteString`: the[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to convert to a[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html) <br /> |
| `parcelableClass` | `Class` <br />                                                                                                                                                                                              |

|                                                                                       Returns                                                                                        ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html) | instance of[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html) <br /> |

### byteStringToType

```
T byteStringToType (ByteString byteString)
```

Performs a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to type T conversion.

<br />

|                                                                 Parameters                                                                  ||
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `byteString` | `ByteString`: the[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)to convert into T <br /> |

|            Returns             ||
|-----|---------------------------|
| `T` | instance of type T <br /> |

### parcelableToByteString

```
ByteString parcelableToByteString (Parcelable parcelable)
```

Performs[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)to[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)conversion.

<br />

|                                                                                                      Parameters                                                                                                       ||
|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `parcelable` | `Parcelable`:[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.html)to convert to a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString) <br /> |

|                                                                   Returns                                                                    ||
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `ByteString` | [ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)representation of the passed object <br /> |

### typeToAny

```
Any typeToAny (T type)
```

Performs a type T to[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto message conversion.

<br />

|                                                              Parameters                                                              ||
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `type` | `T`: target type to wrap into its[Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)representation <br /> |

|                                                                        Returns                                                                         ||
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `Any` | [Any](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/Any)proto message which contains the wrapped proto representation of T <br /> |

### typeToByteString

```
ByteString typeToByteString (Object object)
```

Performs an object to[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)conversion.

<br />

|                                                              Parameters                                                               ||
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `object` | `Object`: object to convert to a[ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString) <br /> |

|                                                                   Returns                                                                    ||
|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `ByteString` | [ByteString](https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/protobuf/ByteString)representation of the passed object <br /> |

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  ## Interfaces

  - [Bindable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/Bindable)
  - [Converter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/Converter)
  - [EspressoRemoteMessage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage)
  - [EspressoRemoteMessage.From](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage.From)
  - [EspressoRemoteMessage.To](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemoteMessage.To)
  - [RemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction)
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  ## Classes

  - [ConstructorInvocation](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/ConstructorInvocation)
  - [EspressoRemote](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemote)
  - [FieldDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/FieldDescriptor)
  - [GenericRemoteMessage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/GenericRemoteMessage)
  - [InteractionRequest](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionRequest)
  - [InteractionRequest.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionRequest.Builder)
  - [InteractionResponse](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse)
  - [InteractionResponse.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.Builder)
  - [InteractionResponse.RemoteError](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.RemoteError)
  - [NoopRemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/NoopRemoteInteraction)
  - [ProtoUtils](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/ProtoUtils)
  - [RemoteDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptor)
  - [RemoteDescriptor.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptor.Builder)
  - [RemoteDescriptorRegistry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteDescriptorRegistry)
  - [RemoteInteractionRegistry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteractionRegistry)
  - [TypeProtoConverters](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/TypeProtoConverters)
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  ## Enums

  - [InteractionResponse.Status](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/InteractionResponse.Status)
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  ## Exceptions

  - [NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException)
  - [RemoteEspressoException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteEspressoException)
  - [RemoteProtocolException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/remote/RemoteProtocolException)