+ * In general AttributeConverter should be used in preference to this + * ScalarTypeConverter as it is JPA standard and offers the same functionality. + *
+ *+ * For Ebean we will look to deprecate this interface in preference to AttributeConverter. + *
+ ** Used to convert between a value object and a known scalar type. The value * object is the logical type used in your application and the scalar type is * the value used to persist than to the DB. + *
** The Value object should be immutable and scalar (aka not compound) and * converts to and from a known scalar type which Ebean will use to persist the * value. *
- *- * This is an easier alternative to implementing the - * io.ebean.server.type.ScalarType interface. - *
- *- * Note that Ebean will automatically try to detect Immutable Scalar Value - * Objects and automatically support them via reflection. This however would not - * be appropriate when the logical type is different from the type you wish to - * use for persistence - for example, if the logical type was long and you - * wanted to use java.sql.Timestamp for persistence. In this case you would want - * to implement this interface rather than let Ebean automatically support that - * type via reflection. - *
* * @param The value object type. * @param