TypeConverter (Infinispan Distribution 6.0.2.Final API)

Type Parameters:
K - cached key type
V - cached value type
KT - target key type
VT - target value type

All Known Implementing Classes:

HotRodTypeConverter, MemcachedTypeConverter
```
public interface TypeConverter<K,V,KT,VT>
```
A type converter for cached keys and values. Given a key and value type, implementations of this interface convert instances of those types into target key and value type instances respectively.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`KT`	`boxKey(K key)` Covert a instance of cached key type into an instance of target key type.
`VT`	`boxValue(V value)` Covert a instance of cached key type into an instance of target key type.
`void`	`setMarshaller(Marshaller marshaller)` Marshaller to be used by the type converter to marshall/unmarshall contents.
`boolean`	`supportsInvocation(Flag flag)` Indicates whether this type converter supports a particular type of operation.
`K`	`unboxKey(KT target)` Convert back an instance of the target key type into an instance of the cached key type.
`V`	`unboxValue(VT target)` Convert back an instance of the target value type into an instance of the cached value type.

- Method Detail
  - boxKey
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KT boxKey(K key)
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    Covert a instance of cached key type into an instance of target key type.
    
    Parameters:
    key - cached key instance to convert
    
    Returns:
    a converted key instance into target key type
  - boxValue
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VT boxValue(V value)
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    Covert a instance of cached key type into an instance of target key type.
    
    Parameters:
    value - cached value instance to convert
    
    Returns:
    a converted value instance into target value type
  - unboxKey
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K unboxKey(KT target)
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    Convert back an instance of the target key type into an instance of the cached key type.
    
    Parameters:
    target - target key type instance to convert back
    
    Returns:
    an instance of the cached key type
  - unboxValue
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V unboxValue(VT target)
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    Convert back an instance of the target value type into an instance of the cached value type.
    
    Parameters:
    target - target value type instance to convert back
    
    Returns:
    an instance of the cached value type
  - supportsInvocation
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boolean supportsInvocation(Flag flag)
```
    Indicates whether this type converter supports a particular type of operation. This is used to route type conversion according to the origin of the invocation
    
    Returns:
    true if operations with this flag should be routed to this type converter, false otherwise
  - setMarshaller
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void setMarshaller(Marshaller marshaller)
```
    Marshaller to be used by the type converter to marshall/unmarshall contents.
    
    Parameters:
    marshaller - marshaller instance to be used.

Interface TypeConverter<K,V,KT,VT>

Method Summary

Method Detail

boxKey

boxValue

unboxKey

unboxValue

supportsInvocation

setMarshaller