ma.glasnost.orika.impl.mapping.strategy
Interface MappingStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

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

public interface MappingStrategy

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

Author:

matt.deboer@gmail.com

Method Summary

Type<?>	getDestinationType()
Type<?>	getSoureType()
Object	map(Object sourceObject, Object destinationObject, MappingContext context) Perform the mapping

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

getSoureType

Type<?> getSoureType()

Returns:

the source type handled by this strategy

getDestinationType

Type<?> getDestinationType()

Returns:

the destination type handled by this strategy