org.fastnate.generator.converter

Interface ValueConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the handled values

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValueConverter, BooleanConverter, CalendarConverter, CharConverter, DateConverter, EntityConverter, EnumConverter, LobConverter, NumberConverter, SerializableConverter, StringConverter, TemporalConverter, UnsupportedTypeConverter

public interface ValueConverter<T>

Converts a primitive value to an expression.

Author:

Tobias Liefke

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

getExpression

String getExpression(String defaultValue,
                     GeneratorContext context)

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

Parameters:

defaultValue - 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)

getExpression

String getExpression(T value,
                     GeneratorContext context)

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

Parameters:

value - the current value

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

Returns:

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