org.neo4j.ogm.typeconversion

Interface ConversionCallback

public interface ConversionCallback

Defines a method to be called by the underlying OGM when it needs to perform a type conversion at runtime but no explicit AttributeConverter has been found.

Author:

Adam George

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	convert(Class<T> targetType, Object value) Convert the given value into an instance of the the specified target type.

Method Detail

convert

<T> T convert(Class<T> targetType,
              Object value)

Convert the given value into an instance of the the specified target type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object returned by this conversion

Parameters:

targetType - The target type to convert into

value - The value to be converted

Returns:

The converted object, which should be an instance of the specified target type or null if the given value to convert is null