de.schwarzrot.data.support
Class EntityConverter

java.lang.Object
  de.schwarzrot.data.support.EntityConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter

public class EntityConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

Constructor Summary

EntityConverter()

Method Summary

Object	fromPersistence(Class<?> type, Object value) convert a value from persistence into a value of the java world.
protected EntityHolder	getEntityCache()
protected Entity	getEntityForID(Class<? extends Entity> type, long id)
Class<?>	getValueType() returns the type, this converter cares about
Object	toPersistence(Object value, int notUsed) convert a value from java world into a value for persistence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EntityConverter

public EntityConverter()

Method Detail

fromPersistence

public Object fromPersistence(Class<?> type,
                              Object value)

Description copied from interface: Converter

convert a value from persistence into a value of the java world.

Specified by:

fromPersistence in interface Converter

Parameters:

type - the type of the property (target type)

value - the value from persistence

Returns:

the converted value

getValueType

public Class<?> getValueType()

Description copied from interface: Converter

returns the type, this converter cares about

Specified by:

getValueType in interface Converter

Returns:

a Class

toPersistence

public Object toPersistence(Object value,
                            int notUsed)

Description copied from interface: Converter

convert a value from java world into a value for persistence.

Specified by:

toPersistence in interface Converter

Parameters:

value - a property value

notUsed - size of physical datafield (i.e. database column)

Returns:

the converted value

getEntityCache

protected EntityHolder getEntityCache()

getEntityForID

protected Entity getEntityForID(Class<? extends Entity> type,
                                long id)