org.datanucleus.store.types.converters

Interface ColumnLengthDefiningTypeConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

CalendarStringConverter, CurrencyStringConverter, DateStringConverter, LocalDateStringConverter, LocalDateTimeStringConverter, LocaleStringConverter, LocalTimeStringConverter, OffsetDateTimeStringConverter, OffsetTimeStringConverter, TimeZoneStringConverter, UUIDStringConverter, ZonedDateTimeStringConverter

public interface ColumnLengthDefiningTypeConverter

Interface implemented by a TypeConverter if it has default length values for any of its datastore columns. Typically used by a column stored as a String.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getDefaultColumnLength(int columnPosition) Accessor for the default column length to use for the datastore column at the specified position.

Method Detail

getDefaultColumnLength

int getDefaultColumnLength(int columnPosition)

Accessor for the default column length to use for the datastore column at the specified position.

Parameters:

columnPosition - Position of the column being enquired about (0 = first)

Returns:

The column length (-1 if no preference)