Package com.github.dozermapper.core.metadata

Interface FieldMappingMetadata

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    DozerFieldMappingMetadata
    public interface FieldMappingMetadata
    This interface can be used to obtain information about the mapping between two fields.

    • Method Detail

      • getSourceName

        String getSourceName()
        Gets the source field name
        Returns:
        The name of the source field.

      • getDestinationName

        String getDestinationName()
        Gets the destination field name
        Returns:
        The name of the destination field.

      • getSourceFieldGetMethod

        String getSourceFieldGetMethod()
        Gets the source field get method
        Returns:
        The name of the getter of the source field.

      • getSourceFieldSetMethod

        String getSourceFieldSetMethod()
        Gets the source field set method
        Returns:
        The name of the setter of the source field.

      • getDestinationFieldGetMethod

        String getDestinationFieldGetMethod()
        Gets the destination field get method
        Returns:
        The name of the getter of the destination field.

      • getDestinationFieldSetMethod

        String getDestinationFieldSetMethod()
        Gets the destination field set method
        Returns:
        The name of the setter of the destination field.

      • isCopyByReference

        boolean isCopyByReference()
        Gets whether mapping should copy by reference
        Returns:
        true if nested objects are copied by reference. false if a deep copy is performed.

      • isSourceFieldAccessible

        boolean isSourceFieldAccessible()

      • isDestinationFieldAccessible

        boolean isDestinationFieldAccessible()

      • getMappingDirection

        MappingDirection getMappingDirection()
        Can be used to check whether a mapping in unidirectional or bidirectional.
        Returns:
        An instance of MappingDirection.

      • getDateFormat

        String getDateFormat()
        Gets date format used when mapping
        Returns:
        The date format used for conversions as a string.

      • getCustomConverter

        String getCustomConverter()
        The name of the custom converter class, or an empty string if no custom converter is used.
        Returns:
        The name of the custom converter class as a string.

      • getMapId

        String getMapId()
        Returns the map id of this mapping definition used for contextual mapping selection.
        Returns:
        The identifier as a string.