Projector (Spring Data REST 5.0.5 API)

All Superinterfaces:: ExcerptProjector

All Known Implementing Classes:: PersistentEntityProjector

public interface Projector extends ExcerptProjector

Interface for a component being able to create projections for objects.

Author:: Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Object

project(Object source)

Returns the projection object for the given source.

Methods inherited from interface ExcerptProjector
hasExcerptProjection, projectExcerpt

Method Details
- project
  
  Object project(Object source)
  
  Returns the projection object for the given source. This may result in the same object being returned or a completely different acting as projection for the source.
  
  Parameters:
  
  source - must not be null.
  
  Returns: