org.gecko.emf.mongo

Interface ConverterService

public interface ConverterService

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addConverter(ValueConverter converter) Adds the converter and makes it available for consideration when serializing and de-serializing an object.
ValueConverter	getConverter(EDataType eDataType) Locates an appropriate converter for a given EDataType
void	removeConverter(ValueConverter converter) Removes the converter and the converter will no longer be considered during serialization and de-serialization of an object.

Method Detail

addConverter

void addConverter(ValueConverter converter)

Adds the converter and makes it available for consideration when serializing and de-serializing an object. Converters are considered in the order in which they are added with the last one added being first. The default converter is added by the constructor and will therefore be considered last. The first converter where isConverterForType() returns true is the one used to convert the value.

Parameters:

converter - the converter to add

getConverter

ValueConverter getConverter(EDataType eDataType)

Locates an appropriate converter for a given EDataType

Parameters:

eDataType - the data type needing conversion

Returns:

the converter for the specified data type

removeConverter

void removeConverter(ValueConverter converter)

Removes the converter and the converter will no longer be considered during serialization and de-serialization of an object.

Parameters:

converter - the converter to remove