oracle.toplink.mappings.converters
Class EnumTypeConverter

java.lang.Object
  oracle.toplink.mappings.converters.ObjectTypeConverter
      oracle.toplink.mappings.converters.EnumTypeConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Converter

public class EnumTypeConverter
extends ObjectTypeConverter

Purpose: Object type converter is used to match a fixed number of database data values to a Java enum object value. It can be used when the values on the database and in the Java differ. To create an object type converter, simply specify the set of conversion value pairs. A default value and one-way conversion are also supported for legacy data situations.

Since:

Toplink 10.1.4RI

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

EnumTypeConverter(DatabaseMapping mapping, java.lang.Class enumClass, boolean useOrdinalValues)
Creating an enum converter this way will create the conversion values for you using ordinal or name values.

EnumTypeConverter(DatabaseMapping mapping, java.lang.String enumClassName)
Creating an enum converter this way expects that you will provide the conversion values separately.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class oracle.toplink.mappings.converters.ObjectTypeConverter

addConversionValue, addToAttributeOnlyConversionValue, getDefaultAttributeValue, getFieldClassificationName, mapBooleans, mapGenders, mapResponses, setDefaultAttributeValue, setFieldClassificationName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EnumTypeConverter

public EnumTypeConverter(DatabaseMapping mapping,
                         java.lang.Class enumClass,
                         boolean useOrdinalValues)

Creating an enum converter this way will create the conversion values for you using ordinal or name values.

EnumTypeConverter

public EnumTypeConverter(DatabaseMapping mapping,
                         java.lang.String enumClassName)

Creating an enum converter this way expects that you will provide the conversion values separately.