org.springframework.data.neo4j.core.convert

Interface Neo4jPersistentPropertyConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the property to convert (the type of the actual attribute).

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConvertWith.UnsetConverter

@API(status=STABLE,
     since="6.0")
public interface Neo4jPersistentPropertyConverter<T>

This interface represents a pair of methods capable of converting values of type T to and from values.

Since:

6.0

Author:

Michael J. Simons

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	read(org.neo4j.driver.Value source)
org.neo4j.driver.Value	write(T source)

Method Detail

write

org.neo4j.driver.Value write(@Nullable
                             T source)

Parameters:

source - The value to store. We might pass null, if your converter is not able to handle that, this is ok, we do handle null pointer exceptions

Returns:

The converted value, never null. To represent null, use Values.NULL

read

@Nullable
T read(org.neo4j.driver.Value source)

Parameters:

source - The value to read, never null or Values.NULL

Returns:

The converted value, maybe null if source was equals to Values.NULL.