GafferCustomTypeFactory (uk.gov.gchq.gaffer:gaffer2 2.3.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.gov.gchq.gaffer.tinkerpop.process.traversal.util.GafferCustomTypeFactory

```
public final class GafferCustomTypeFactory
extends Object
```
Class that helps the conversion between Gaffer custom types and standard types that Tinkerpop supports. Tinkerpop only supports a limited number of types so any custom Gaffer ones can only be passed as String representations via Gremlin so need conversion before using in Gaffer Operation chains.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static List<Class<?>> GRAPHSONV3_TYPES

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Object`	`parseAsCustomTypeIfValid(Object value)`	Returns a the relevant Object e.g.
`static Object`	`parseForGraphSONv3(Object value)`	Parses the given value to make sure it can be used with Tinkerpops GraphSONv3 types.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - GRAPHSONV3_TYPES
```
public static final List<Class<?>> GRAPHSONV3_TYPES
```
- Method Detail
  - parseAsCustomTypeIfValid
```
public static Object parseAsCustomTypeIfValid(Object value)
```
    Returns a the relevant Object e.g. TypeSubTypeValue from the supplied value or ID, usually by parsing a specifically formatted string. As a fallback will give back the original value if no relevant type was found.
    "TypeSubTypeValue[type=alpha,subType=beta,value=gamma]" // returns TypeSubTypeValue object "[type=alpha,subType=beta,value=gamma]" // returns TypeSubTypeValue object "normalvalue" // returns itself
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value as its relevant type.
  - parseForGraphSONv3
```
public static Object parseForGraphSONv3(Object value)
```
    Parses the given value to make sure it can be used with Tinkerpops GraphSONv3 types. Will convert the value to String representation if type is not compatible or if value is a collection it will convert all the values inside it.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value in compatible format.