org.h2.mvstore.type
Interface DataTypeFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectTypeFactory, SampleTypeFactory

public interface DataTypeFactory

A factory for maps and data types.

Method Summary

DataType	buildDataType(java.lang.String dataType) Parse the data type.
java.lang.String	getDataType(java.lang.Class<?> objectClass) Get the data type identifier for the given class.
void	setParent(DataTypeFactory parent) Set the parent factory.

Method Detail

setParent

void setParent(DataTypeFactory parent)

Set the parent factory.

Parameters:

parent - the parent factory

buildDataType

DataType buildDataType(java.lang.String dataType)

Parse the data type.

Parameters:

dataType - the string and type specific meta data

Returns:

the type, or null if unknown

getDataType

java.lang.String getDataType(java.lang.Class<?> objectClass)

Get the data type identifier for the given class.

To avoid conflict with the default factory, the returned string should start with the package name of the type factory.

Parameters:

objectClass - the class

Returns:

the data type identifier, or null if not supported