@TypeConverters

Use @TypeConverters to define multiple TypeConverter elements.

Annotation Elements

Table 2-73 describes this annotation's elements.

Table 2-73 @TypeConverters Annotation Elements

Annotation Element	Description	Default
`TypeConverter[]`	(Required) An array of type converter.

Examples

Example 2-117 shows how to use this annotation.

Example 2-117 Using @TypeConverters Annotation

@Entity
@TypeConverters({
    @TypeConverter(name="BigIntegerToString",dataType=String.class,objectType=BigInteger.class)
    })
public class Parameters implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1979843739878183696L;
    @Column(name="maxValue", nullable=false, length=512)
    @Convert("BigIntegerToString")
    private BigInteger maxValue;
...
}

Example 2-117 shows how to use the <type-converters> element in the eclipselink-orm.xml file.

Example 2-118 Using <type-converters> XML

<type-converters>
    <type-converter name="Long2String" data-type="String" object-type="Long"/>
    <type-converter name="String2String" data-type="String" object-type="String"/>
</type-converters>
<entity class="Employee">
...
</entity>

See Also

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