Converter (uk.gov.gchq.gaffer:gaffer2 2.3.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FreqMapConverter, HyperLogLogPlusConverter, UnionConverter
```
public interface Converter
extends Serializable
```
An instance of this interface is used to convert an instance of a particular class into an object who's class matches a particular Spark DataType.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canHandle(Class clazz)`	Enables checking whether the converter can convert a particular class.
`Object`	`convert(Object object)`	Request that the Serialisation serialises some object and returns the raw bytes of the serialised form.
`org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType`	`convertedType()`	Returns the `DataType` indicating the type of the object that results from the conversion.

- Method Detail
  - canHandle
```
boolean canHandle(Class clazz)
```
    Enables checking whether the converter can convert a particular class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class of the object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean true if it can be handled
  - convertedType
```
org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType convertedType()
```
    Returns the DataType indicating the type of the object that results from the conversion.
    
    Returns:
    
    DataType the DataType corresponding to the class that the object will be converted to.
  - convert
```
Object convert(Object object)
        throws ConversionException
```
    Request that the Serialisation serialises some object and returns the raw bytes of the serialised form.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object to be serialised
    
    Returns:
    
    Object the converted object
    
    Throws:
    
    ConversionException - if the conversion of the object fails