ma.glasnost.orika
Interface MappingStrategy

All Superinterfaces:

MappedTypePair<Object,Object>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMappingStrategy, CopyByReferenceStrategy, InstantiateAndUseCustomMapperStrategy, InstantiateByDefaultAndUseCustomMapperStrategy, MapExistingAndUseCustomMapperStrategy, UseConverterStrategy, UseCustomMapperStrategy

public interface MappingStrategy
extends MappedTypePair<Object,Object>

MappingStrategy defines the contract for a pre-resolved classification of mapping which may be cached for quick lookup based on raw inputs.

Author:

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Nested Class Summary

static class

MappingStrategy.Key MappingStrategyKey defines the minimum information necessary to cache a particular mapping strategy

Method Summary

Object

map(Object sourceObject, Object destinationObject, MappingContext context) Perform the mapping

Methods inherited from interface ma.glasnost.orika.MappedTypePair

getAType, getBType

Method Detail

map

Object map(Object sourceObject,
           Object destinationObject,
           MappingContext context)

Perform the mapping

Parameters:

sourceObject - the source object to map

destinationObject - the pre-instantiated destination object onto which properties should be copied; may be null

context - the current mapping context

Returns:

the mapping result