```
public interface IndexFieldTypeFactory
```
A factory for types of index fields.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<F> StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,F>`	`as(Class<F> valueType)`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a given type in Hibernate Search.
`ScaledNumberIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,BigDecimal>`	`asBigDecimal()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `BigDecimal` in Hibernate Search.
`ScaledNumberIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,BigInteger>`	`asBigInteger()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `BigInteger` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Boolean>`	`asBoolean()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Boolean` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Byte>`	`asByte()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Byte` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Double>`	`asDouble()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Double` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Float>`	`asFloat()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Float` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,GeoPoint>`	`asGeoPoint()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `GeoPoint` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Instant>`	`asInstant()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as an `Instant` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Integer>`	`asInteger()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as an `Integer` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalDate>`	`asLocalDate()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `LocalDate` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalDateTime>`	`asLocalDateTime()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `LocalDateTime` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalTime>`	`asLocalTime()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `LocalTime` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Long>`	`asLong()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Long` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,MonthDay>`	`asMonthDay()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `MonthDay` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,OffsetDateTime>`	`asOffsetDateTime()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as an `OffsetDateTime` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,OffsetTime>`	`asOffsetTime()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as an `OffsetTime` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Short>`	`asShort()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Short` in Hibernate Search.
`StringIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?>`	`asString()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `String` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Year>`	`asYear()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `Year` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,YearMonth>`	`asYearMonth()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `YearMonth` in Hibernate Search.
`StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,ZonedDateTime>`	`asZonedDateTime()`	Define a field type whose values are represented as a `ZonedDateTime` in Hibernate Search.
`default <T> T`	`extension(IndexFieldTypeFactoryExtension<T> extension)`	Extend the current factory with the given extension, resulting in an extended factory offering more field types.

- Method Detail
  - as
```
<F> StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,F> as(Class<F> valueType)
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a given type in Hibernate Search.
    Note this method will return a "generic" DSL step that does not offer any type-specific options. When possible, prefer the other methods such as asString() or asInteger().
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    F - The type of values for this field type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueType - The type of values for this field type.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
    
    Throws:
    
    SearchException - If the given inputType is not supported.
  - asString
```
StringIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?> asString()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a String in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asInteger
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Integer> asInteger()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as an Integer in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asLong
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Long> asLong()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Long in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asBoolean
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Boolean> asBoolean()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Boolean in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asByte
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Byte> asByte()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Byte in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asShort
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Short> asShort()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Short in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asFloat
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Float> asFloat()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Float in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asDouble
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Double> asDouble()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Double in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asLocalDate
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalDate> asLocalDate()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a LocalDate in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asLocalDateTime
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalDateTime> asLocalDateTime()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a LocalDateTime in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asLocalTime
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,LocalTime> asLocalTime()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a LocalTime in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asInstant
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Instant> asInstant()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as an Instant in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asZonedDateTime
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,ZonedDateTime> asZonedDateTime()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a ZonedDateTime in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asYear
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,Year> asYear()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a Year in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asYearMonth
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,YearMonth> asYearMonth()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a YearMonth in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asMonthDay
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,MonthDay> asMonthDay()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a MonthDay in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asOffsetDateTime
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,OffsetDateTime> asOffsetDateTime()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as an OffsetDateTime in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asOffsetTime
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,OffsetTime> asOffsetTime()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as an OffsetTime in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asGeoPoint
```
StandardIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,GeoPoint> asGeoPoint()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a GeoPoint in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asBigDecimal
```
ScaledNumberIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,BigDecimal> asBigDecimal()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a BigDecimal in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - asBigInteger
```
ScaledNumberIndexFieldTypeOptionsStep<?,BigInteger> asBigInteger()
```
    Define a field type whose values are represented as a BigInteger in Hibernate Search.
    
    Returns:
    
    A DSL step where the index field type can be defined in more details.
  - extension
```
default <T> T extension(IndexFieldTypeFactoryExtension<T> extension)
```
    Extend the current factory with the given extension, resulting in an extended factory offering more field types.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The type of factory provided by the extension.
    
    Parameters:
    
    extension - The extension to apply.
    
    Returns:
    
    The extended factory.
    
    Throws:
    
    SearchException - If the extension cannot be applied (wrong underlying technology, ...).

Interface IndexFieldTypeFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

as

asString

asInteger

asLong

asBoolean

asByte

asShort

asFloat

asDouble

asLocalDate

asLocalDateTime

asLocalTime

asInstant

asZonedDateTime

asYear

asYearMonth

asMonthDay

asOffsetDateTime

asOffsetTime

asGeoPoint

asBigDecimal

asBigInteger

extension