Package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations

Annotation Interface ValueConverter

@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({FIELD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Documented
@Inherited
public @interface ValueConverter

Annotation to put on a property of an entity to define a value converter which can convert the property to a type that Elasticsearch understands and back.

Since:

4.3

Author:

Peter-Josef Meisch

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter>	value	Defines the class implementing the PropertyValueConverter interface.

Element Details

value

Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter> value

Defines the class implementing the PropertyValueConverter interface. If this is a normal class, it must provide a default constructor with no arguments. If this is an enum and thus implementing a singleton by enum it must only have one enum value.

Returns:

the class to use for conversion