UniqueIdentifierConverter (hybris Commerce Suite 2011)

Type Parameters:

T - type parameter which extends the ItemModel type

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultCatalogVersionModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultCategoryModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultCmsItemModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultCMSNavigationEntryModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultCMSPageTypeModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultMediaContainerModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultMediaModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultProductModelUniqueIdentifierConverter, DefaultUserGroupModelUniqueIdentifierConverter
```
public interface UniqueIdentifierConverter<T extends ItemModel>
```
Interface that defines apply methods for bidirectional conversion between ItemModel and ItemData.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`convert(ItemData itemData)`	Convert an `ItemData` object to the corresponding `ItemModel` entity.
`ItemData`	`convert(T itemModel)`	Convert an ItemModel object to the corresponding `ItemData` instance.
`java.lang.String`	`getItemType()`	Returns the item type `ItemModel#getItemType` where the converter should be applied to.

- Method Detail
  - getItemType
```
java.lang.String getItemType()
```
    Returns the item type ItemModel#getItemType where the converter should be applied to.
    
    Returns:
    
    item type
  - convert
```
ItemData convert(T itemModel)
```
    Convert an ItemModel object to the corresponding ItemData instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemModel - - the item model entity that will be converted.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the ItemData class that corresponds to the given ItemModel getItemType().
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - when itemModel is null.
  - convert
```
T convert(ItemData itemData)
```
    Convert an ItemData object to the corresponding ItemModel entity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    itemData - - the item data instance that will be used in the conversion.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ItemModel entity that corresponds to the given ItemData getItemType().