5.4.3.2. DbTypeConverter

The interface containing methods for conversion between data model attribute values and parameters/results of JDBC queries. An object of this interface can be obtained through the Persistence.getDbTypeConverter() method.

The DbTypeConverter interface has the following methods:

  • getJavaObject() – converts the result of the JDBC query into a type suitable for assigning to entity attribute.

  • getSqlObject() – converts the value of the entity attribute into a type suitable for assigning to the JDBC query parameter.

  • getSqlType() – returns a java.sql.Types constant that corresponds to the passed entity attribute type.