IdentityConverter (Morphia)

java.lang.Object
- dev.morphia.converters.TypeConverter
- - dev.morphia.converters.IdentityConverter

```
public class IdentityConverter
extends TypeConverter
```
Author:

Uwe Schaefer, (us@thomas-daily.de), scotthernandez

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

IdentityConverter(java.lang.Class... types)
Creates the Converter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`decode(java.lang.Class targetClass, java.lang.Object fromDBObject, MappedField optionalExtraInfo)`	decode the `DBObject` and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null
`protected boolean`	`isSupported(java.lang.Class c, MappedField optionalExtraInfo)`	checks if the class is supported for this converter.

Methods inherited from class dev.morphia.converters.TypeConverter
decode, encode, encode, equals, getMapper, getSupportTypes, hashCode, oneOf, oneOfClasses, setMapper, setSupportedTypes, setSupportTypes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - IdentityConverter
```
public IdentityConverter(java.lang.Class... types)
```
    Creates the Converter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    types - the types to pass through this converter
- Method Detail
  - decode
```
public java.lang.Object decode(java.lang.Class targetClass,
                               java.lang.Object fromDBObject,
                               MappedField optionalExtraInfo)
```
    Description copied from class: TypeConverter
    
    decode the DBObject and provide the corresponding java (type-safe) object
    NOTE: optionalExtraInfo might be null
    
    Specified by:
    
    decode in class TypeConverter
    
    Parameters:
    
    targetClass - the class to create and populate
    
    fromDBObject - the DBObject to use when populating the new instance
    
    optionalExtraInfo - the MappedField that contains the metadata useful for decoding
    
    Returns:
    
    the new instance
  - isSupported
```
protected boolean isSupported(java.lang.Class c,
                              MappedField optionalExtraInfo)
```
    Description copied from class: TypeConverter
    
    checks if the class is supported for this converter.
    
    Overrides:
    
    isSupported in class TypeConverter