HintValueConverter (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

HintValueConverter.EnumToInteger, HintValueConverter.OpenJPAEnumToInteger, HintValueConverter.StringToBoolean, HintValueConverter.StringToInteger, MixedLockLevelsHelper
```
public interface HintValueConverter
```
Converts a given user-specified value to a target type consumable by the kernel. Used by hint processing.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Pinaki Poddar

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`HintValueConverter.EnumToInteger`	Convert the enum value to an enumerated set of constants.
`static class`	`HintValueConverter.OpenJPAEnumToInteger`	Converts an OpenJPA specific enum to an equivalent kernel constant.
`static class`	`HintValueConverter.StringToBoolean`
`static class`	`HintValueConverter.StringToInteger`	Converts a String to an integer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canConvert(java.lang.Class<?> type)`	Affirm if this receiver can convert the value of the given type.
`java.lang.Object`	`convert(java.lang.Object original)`	Convert the user-specified value to a kernel consumable value.

- Method Detail
  - convert
```
java.lang.Object convert(java.lang.Object original)
```
    Convert the user-specified value to a kernel consumable value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the user-specified value
    
    Returns:
    
    an equivalent value consumable by a kernel construct.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given value can not be converted.
  - canConvert
```
boolean canConvert(java.lang.Class<?> type)
```
    Affirm if this receiver can convert the value of the given type.