EnhancedUserType (Hibernate Javadocs)

All Superinterfaces:

UserType<J>

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnumType
```
public interface EnhancedUserType<J>
extends UserType<J>
```
A custom type that may function as an identifier or discriminator type

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`J`	`fromStringValue(CharSequence sequence)`	Consume the given string representation back into this types java form.
`String`	`toSqlLiteral(J value)`	Return an SQL literal representation of the value
`String`	`toString(J value)`	Render the value to the string representation.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.usertype.UserType
assemble, deepCopy, disassemble, equals, getDefaultSqlLength, getDefaultSqlPrecision, getDefaultSqlScale, getJdbcType, getSqlType, getValueConverter, hashCode, isMutable, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, replace, returnedClass

- Method Detail
  - toSqlLiteral
```
String toSqlLiteral(J value)
```
    Return an SQL literal representation of the value
  - toString
```
String toString(J value)
         throws HibernateException
```
    Render the value to the string representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to render to string.
    
    Returns:
    
    The string representation
    
    Throws:
    
    HibernateException - Problem rendering
  - fromStringValue
```
J fromStringValue(CharSequence sequence)
           throws HibernateException
```
    Consume the given string representation back into this types java form.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sequence - The string representation to be consumed.
    
    Returns:
    
    The java type representation
    
    Throws:
    
    HibernateException - Problem consuming