Module org.jooq
Package org.jooq

Interface ConverterProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultConverterProvider
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface public interface ConverterProvider
A ConverterProvider provides Converter implementations for any combination of types <T> and <U>.

ConverterProvider can be used together with RecordMapper, e.g. when mapping JSON or XML data types onto POJO types using third party libraries like Jackson, Gson, JAXB, or others.

Author:
Lukas Eder

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    <T,​ U> @Nullable Converter<T,​U>
    provide​(Class<T> tType, Class<U> uType)
    Provide a converter that can convert between <T> and <U> types.

  • Method Details

    • provide

      @Nullable <T,​ U> @Nullable Converter<T,​U> provide​(Class<T> tType, Class<U> uType)
      Provide a converter that can convert between <T> and <U> types.
      Returns:
      The converter for <T, U>, or null if no such converter could be provided, in case of which jOOQ's DefaultConverterProvider applies.