ColumnLengthDefiningTypeConverter (DataNucleus Core 6.0.1-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CalendarStringConverter, CurrencyStringConverter, DateStringConverter, LocalDateStringConverter, LocalDateTimeStringConverter, LocaleStringConverter, LocalTimeStringConverter, OffsetDateTimeStringConverter, OffsetTimeStringConverter, TimeZoneStringConverter, UUIDStringConverter, ZonedDateTimeStringConverter
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public interface ColumnLengthDefiningTypeConverter
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Interface implemented by a TypeConverter if it has default length values for any of its datastore columns. Typically used by a column stored as a String.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getDefaultColumnLength(int columnPosition)`	Accessor for the default column length to use for the datastore column at the specified position.

- Method Detail
  - getDefaultColumnLength
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int getDefaultColumnLength(int columnPosition)
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    Accessor for the default column length to use for the datastore column at the specified position.
    
    Parameters:
    
    columnPosition - Position of the column being enquired about (0 = first)
    
    Returns:
    
    The column length (-1 if no preference)