Package com.tangosol.coherence.rest

Interface KeyConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultKeyConverter
public interface KeyConverter
An interface that must be implemented by key converters.

Key converters are used to convert cache entry keys to string and string representations of the keys that are used in RESTful URLs into appropriate object instance that can be used to access cache entries.

Author:
as 2011.06.08

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Object
    fromString(String sKey)
    Convert a string representation of a key into its object form.
    String
    toString(Object oKey)
    Convert an object representation of a key into its string form.

  • Method Details

    • fromString

      Object fromString(String sKey)
      Convert a string representation of a key into its object form.
      Parameters:
      sKey - key as a string
      Returns:
      key in its object form

    • toString

      String toString(Object oKey)
      Convert an object representation of a key into its string form.
      Parameters:
      oKey - key in its original object form
      Returns:
      string representation of a key