org.hibernate.type
Class BinaryType

java.lang.Object
  org.hibernate.type.AbstractType
      org.hibernate.type.NullableType
          org.hibernate.type.MutableType
              org.hibernate.type.AbstractBynaryType
                  org.hibernate.type.BinaryType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Comparator, Type, VersionType

public class BinaryType
extends AbstractBynaryType

binary: A type that maps an SQL VARBINARY to a Java byte[].

Author:

Gavin King

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BinaryType()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Returns the abbreviated name of the type.
java.lang.Class	getReturnedClass() The class returned by nullSafeGet() methods.
protected java.lang.Object	toExternalFormat(byte[] bytes) Convert the byte[] into the expected object type
protected byte[]	toInternalFormat(java.lang.Object bytes) Convert the object into the internal byte[] representation

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.AbstractBynaryType

compare, compare, deepCopyNotNull, fromStringValue, get, getComparator, getHashCode, isEqual, next, seed, set, sqlType, toString

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.MutableType

deepCopy, isMutable, replace

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.NullableType

fromXMLNode, fromXMLString, getColumnSpan, isDirty, isEqual, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeToString, setToXMLNode, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString, toXMLString

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.AbstractType

assemble, beforeAssemble, disassemble, getHashCode, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isModified, isSame, isXMLElement, replace, replaceNode, resolve, semiResolve

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.type.Type

assemble, beforeAssemble, deepCopy, disassemble, fromXMLNode, getColumnSpan, getHashCode, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isMutable, isSame, isXMLElement, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, replace, replace, resolve, semiResolve, setToXMLNode, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

equals

Constructor Detail

BinaryType

public BinaryType()

Method Detail

toExternalFormat

protected java.lang.Object toExternalFormat(byte[] bytes)

Description copied from class: AbstractBynaryType

Convert the byte[] into the expected object type

Specified by:

toExternalFormat in class AbstractBynaryType

toInternalFormat

protected byte[] toInternalFormat(java.lang.Object bytes)

Description copied from class: AbstractBynaryType

Convert the object into the internal byte[] representation

Specified by:

toInternalFormat in class AbstractBynaryType

getReturnedClass

public java.lang.Class getReturnedClass()

Description copied from interface: Type

The class returned by nullSafeGet() methods. This is used to establish the class of an array of this type.

Returns:

Class

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: Type

Returns the abbreviated name of the type.

Specified by:

getName in interface Type

Specified by:

getName in class AbstractBynaryType

Returns:

String the Hibernate type name