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org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.transformers
Interface AttributeTransformer

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeTransformerAdapter, MethodBasedAttributeTransformer, QNameTransformer

public interface AttributeTransformer

extends java.io.Serializable

PUBLIC:

Since:

10 This interface is used by the Transformation Mapping to build the value for a the mapped attribute on a read. The user must provide an implementation of this interface to the Transformation Mapping.

Version:

$Header: AttributeTransformer.java 11-jul-2006.10:33:44 gyorke Exp $

Author:

mmacivor

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	buildAttributeValue(Record record, java.lang.Object object, Session session)
void	initialize(AbstractTransformationMapping mapping)

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(AbstractTransformationMapping mapping)

Parameters:

mapping - - The mapping associated with this transformer. Only used if some special information is required.

buildAttributeValue

java.lang.Object buildAttributeValue(Record record,
                                     java.lang.Object object,
                                     Session session)

Parameters:

record - - The metadata being used to build the object.

session - - the current session

object - - The current object that the attribute is being built for.

Returns:

- The attribute value to be built into the object containing this mapping.

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