info.magnolia.ui.framework.databinding.converter

Interface ItemToLinkConverterResolverStrategy<PRESENTATION,MODEL>

Type Parameters:

PRESENTATION - presentation type.

MODEL - model type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultItemToLinkConverterResolverStrategy

public interface ItemToLinkConverterResolverStrategy<PRESENTATION,MODEL>

Attempts to resolve an item to link Converter for a given field based on its datasource configuration. Typically item to link converters are used to represent a complex object as a simple object that references the complex one. For instance, a JCR Node may be represented by its identifier, that is a plain String. In this example, an item to link converter will be able to transform a Node to its identifier and vice versa.

See Also:

DefaultItemToLinkConverterResolverStrategy, MultiItemToLinkConverter

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<? extends com.vaadin.data.Converter<PRESENTATION,MODEL>>	resolveFromDatasource(Object datasource)

Method Detail

resolveFromDatasource

Optional<? extends com.vaadin.data.Converter<PRESENTATION,MODEL>> resolveFromDatasource(Object datasource)

Returns:

the appropriate item to link converter based on a field's datasource configuration.