ValueConverter (hybris Commerce Suite 2011)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValueConverter, CollectionValueConverter, MapValueConverter, ODataCollectionValueConverter, ODataFeedValueConverter, ReplaceAttributeCollectionValueConverter, ReplaceAttributeODataCollectionValueConverter, ReplaceAttributeODataFeedValueConverter, SingularLocalizedAttributeValueConverter
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public interface ValueConverter
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Converter of a particular kind of ODataEntry attribue value. For example, one implementation may be responsible for converting Collection values, another one for converting ODataEntry values, etc.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`convert(@NotNull ConversionParameters parameters)`	Converts ODataEntry attribute value to the value that can exist inside an `IntegrationItem`.
`boolean`	`isApplicable(@NotNull ConversionParameters parameters)`	Deduce based on the conversion context whether this converter can handle the attribute value or not.

- Method Detail
  - isApplicable
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boolean isApplicable(@NotNull
                     @NotNull ConversionParameters parameters)
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    Deduce based on the conversion context whether this converter can handle the attribute value or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parameters - conversion parameters carrying the context for the value conversion.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if this converter is applicable to the provided conversion parameters and can handle the attribute value conversion; false otherwise.
  - convert
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java.lang.Object convert(@NotNull
                         @NotNull ConversionParameters parameters)
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    Converts ODataEntry attribute value to the value that can exist inside an IntegrationItem. In a typical usecase, when isApplicable(ConversionParameters) returns true, only then call this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parameters - conversion context containing the attribute value and other context information. This should be same ConversionParameters, which were passed isApplicable(ConversionParameters)
    
    Returns:
    
    converted value.