GroupConverter (Apache Parquet Column 1.13.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.parquet.io.api.Converter
- - org.apache.parquet.io.api.GroupConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

FilteringGroupConverter
```
public abstract class GroupConverter
extends Converter
```
converter for group nodes

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

GroupConverter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`GroupConverter`	`asGroupConverter()`
`abstract void`	`end()`	call at the end of the group
`abstract Converter`	`getConverter(int fieldIndex)`	called at initialization based on schema must consistently return the same object
`boolean`	`isPrimitive()`
`abstract void`	`start()`	called at the beginning of the group managed by this converter

Methods inherited from class org.apache.parquet.io.api.Converter
asPrimitiveConverter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GroupConverter
```
public GroupConverter()
```
- Method Detail
  - isPrimitive
```
public boolean isPrimitive()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isPrimitive in class Converter
  - asGroupConverter
```
public GroupConverter asGroupConverter()
```
    Overrides:
    
    asGroupConverter in class Converter
  - getConverter
```
public abstract Converter getConverter(int fieldIndex)
```
    called at initialization based on schema must consistently return the same object
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldIndex - index of the field in this group
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding converter
  - start
```
public abstract void start()
```
    called at the beginning of the group managed by this converter
  - end
```
public abstract void end()
```
    call at the end of the group