org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.annotations

Annotation Type ValueConverter

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={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 and Description
Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter>	value Defines the class implementing the PropertyValueConverter interface.

Element Detail

value

public abstract 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