SqlArrayType

Type Parameters:

T - the array element type

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteaArrayType, SqlArrayTypeImpl
```
public interface SqlArrayType<T>
```
Strategy for converting elements of array-like arguments into SQL array elements.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`convertArrayElement(T element)`	Returns an equivalent value in a type supported by the JDBC vendor.
`default java.lang.Class<?>`	`getArrayElementClass()`	Returns the element class that is used to create the backing array.
`java.lang.String`	`getTypeName()`	Returns the vendor-specific SQL type name `String` for the element type `T`.
`static <T> SqlArrayType<T>`	`of(java.lang.String typeName, java.util.function.Function<T,?> conversion)`	Create a SqlArrayType from the given type and convert function.

- Method Detail
  - getTypeName
```
java.lang.String getTypeName()
```
    Returns the vendor-specific SQL type name String for the element type T. This value will be passed to Connection.createArrayOf(String, Object[]) to create SQL arrays.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type name
  - convertArrayElement
```
java.lang.Object convertArrayElement(T element)
```
    Returns an equivalent value in a type supported by the JDBC vendor. If element type T is already supported by the JDBC vendor, this method may return element without modification.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted element
  - getArrayElementClass
```
default java.lang.Class<?> getArrayElementClass()
```
    Returns the element class that is used to create the backing array. By default, Object is used and the backing array is an Object[] array. Can be overridden if a more specific type is needed.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Class instance which is used with Array.newInstance(Class, int).
  - of
```
static <T> SqlArrayType<T> of(java.lang.String typeName,
                              java.util.function.Function<T,?> conversion)
```
    Create a SqlArrayType from the given type and convert function.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeName - the vendor sql type to use
    
    conversion - convert the array element to the jdbc representation
    
    Returns:
    
    the created array type