Package com.blazebit.persistence.parser.util

Interface TypeConverter<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

LiteralFunctionTypeConverter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstantTypeConverter, LocalDateTimeTypeConverter, LocalDateTypeConverter, LocalTimeTypeConverter, OffsetDateTimeTypeConverter, OffsetTimeTypeConverter, ZonedDateTimeTypeConverter

public interface TypeConverter<T>

A contract for converting values of one type to another as well as rendering as JPQL literal.

Since:

1.2.0

Author:

Christian Beikov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	appendTo(T value, StringBuilder stringBuilder)	Appends the JPQL literal representation of the given value to the given string builder.
T	convert(Object value)	Converts the given value to the type for which the converter was registered.
String	toString(T value)	Returns the JPQL literal representation of the given value as string.

Method Details

convert

T convert(Object value)

Converts the given value to the type for which the converter was registered.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

Returns:

The converted value

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the conversion is not possible

toString

String toString(T value)

Returns the JPQL literal representation of the given value as string.

Parameters:

value - The value

Returns:

The JPQL literal

appendTo

void appendTo(T value,
 StringBuilder stringBuilder)

Appends the JPQL literal representation of the given value to the given string builder.

Parameters:

value - The value

stringBuilder - The string builder