org.springframework.data.neo4j.core.mapping

Class DtoInstantiatingConverter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.data.neo4j.core.mapping.DtoInstantiatingConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter<EntityInstanceWithSource,Object>

@API(status=INTERNAL,
     since="6.1.2")
public final class DtoInstantiatingConverter
extends Object
implements Converter<EntityInstanceWithSource,Object>

Converter to instantiate DTOs from fully equipped domain objects. The original idea of this converter and it's usage is to be found in Spring Data Mongo. Thanks to the original authors Oliver Drotbohm and Mark Paluch.

Author:

Michael J. Simons

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DtoInstantiatingConverter(Class<?> dtoType, Neo4jMappingContext context) Creates a new Converter to instantiate DTOs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	convert(EntityInstanceWithSource entityInstanceAndSource)
Object	convertDirectly(Object entityInstance)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter

andThen

Constructor Detail

DtoInstantiatingConverter

public DtoInstantiatingConverter(Class<?> dtoType,
                                 Neo4jMappingContext context)

Creates a new Converter to instantiate DTOs.

Parameters:

dtoType - must not be null.

context - must not be null.

Method Detail

convertDirectly

public Object convertDirectly(Object entityInstance)

convert

public Object convert(EntityInstanceWithSource entityInstanceAndSource)

Specified by:

convert in interface Converter<EntityInstanceWithSource,Object>