org.mongodb.morphia.converters

Class TypeConverter

java.lang.Object

org.mongodb.morphia.converters.TypeConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanConverter, ByteConverter, CharacterConverter, CharArrayConverter, ClassConverter, DateConverter, DoubleConverter, EnumConverter, EnumSetConverter, FloatConverter, IntegerConverter, IterableConverter, KeyConverter, LocaleConverter, LongConverter, MapOfValuesConverter, ObjectIdConverter, PassthroughConverter, SerializedObjectConverter, ShortConverter, StringConverter, URIConverter, UUIDConverter

public abstract class TypeConverter
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	decode(Class targetClass, Object fromDBObject) decode the DBObject and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object *
abstract Object	decode(Class targetClass, Object fromDBObject, MappedField optionalExtraInfo) decode the DBObject and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null*
Object	encode(Object value) encode the type safe java object into the corresponding DBObject NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null*
Object	encode(Object value, MappedField optionalExtraInfo) encode the (type-safe) java object into the corresponding DBObject*
void	setMapper(Mapper mapper)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

decode

public abstract Object decode(Class targetClass,
                              Object fromDBObject,
                              MappedField optionalExtraInfo)
                       throws MappingException

decode the DBObject and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object
NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null*

Throws:

MappingException

decode

public final Object decode(Class targetClass,
                           Object fromDBObject)
                    throws MappingException

decode the DBObject and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object *

Throws:

MappingException

encode

public final Object encode(Object value)
                    throws MappingException

encode the type safe java object into the corresponding DBObject
NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null*

Throws:

MappingException

encode

public Object encode(Object value,
                     MappedField optionalExtraInfo)

encode the (type-safe) java object into the corresponding DBObject*

setMapper

public void setMapper(Mapper mapper)