jakarta.nosql

Interface ValueReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

ValueReaderDecorator

public interface ValueReader

This interface represents the converters to be used in Value method, so if there's a new type that the current API doesn't support just creates a new implementation and load it by service load process.

See Also:

Value, Value.get(Class)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> boolean	isCompatible(Class<T> clazz) verifies if the reader has support of instance from this class.
<T> T	read(Class<T> clazz, Object value) Once this implementation is compatible with the class type, the next step it converts an instance to this new one from the rightful class.

Method Detail

isCompatible

<T> boolean isCompatible(Class<T> clazz)

verifies if the reader has support of instance from this class.

Type Parameters:

T - the type

Parameters:

clazz - - Class to be verified

Returns:

true if the implementation is can support this class, otherwise false

read

<T> T read(Class<T> clazz,
           Object value)

Once this implementation is compatible with the class type, the next step it converts an instance to this new one from the rightful class.

Type Parameters:

T - - the new type class

Parameters:

clazz - - the new instance class

value - - instance to be converted

Returns:

a new instance converted from required class