org.fastnate.generator.converter

Class StringConverter

java.lang.Object

org.fastnate.generator.converter.StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueConverter<String>

public class StringConverter
extends Object
implements ValueConverter<String>

Converts a string property of an EntityClass.

Author:

Tobias Liefke

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringConverter() Creates a new instance of a StringConverter that accepts strings of arbitrary length.
StringConverter(AttributeAccessor attribute, boolean mapKey) Creates a new instance of a StringConverter for the given attribute.
StringConverter(javax.persistence.Column column, boolean nullable) Creates a new instance of a StringConverter for the given column definition.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ColumnExpression	getExpression(String value, GeneratorContext context) Builds the expression for writing the default value into an SQL clause.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringConverter

public StringConverter()

Creates a new instance of a StringConverter that accepts strings of arbitrary length.

StringConverter

public StringConverter(AttributeAccessor attribute,
                       boolean mapKey)

Creates a new instance of a StringConverter for the given attribute.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute to convert

mapKey - indicates that the converter is used for the key of a map property

StringConverter

public StringConverter(javax.persistence.Column column,
                       boolean nullable)

Creates a new instance of a StringConverter for the given column definition.

Parameters:

column - contains the optional definition, the converter uses the defaults if the column is null

nullable - indicates that the column may be null according to other settings (may be overridden by the column definition)

Method Detail

getExpression

public ColumnExpression getExpression(String value,
                                      GeneratorContext context)

Description copied from interface: ValueConverter

Builds the expression for writing the default value into an SQL clause.

Specified by:

getExpression in interface ValueConverter<String>

Parameters:

value - the default value, as given in an DefaultValue expression

context - the current context (contains the database dialect).

Returns:

the expression (that is including surrounding ' for string literals)