BeanMapper (bean-mapper-api 1 API)

Type Parameters:

ENTITY - the element type of the entity object

DTO - the generic type of the data transfer object

All Known Subinterfaces:

GenericMapper<ENTITY,DTO>
```
public interface BeanMapper<ENTITY,DTO>
```
The Interface BeanMapper provides the methods for mapping entities to data transfer objects and back.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DTO`	`toDto(ENTITY entity)`	Maps the given entity object to a data transfer object
`java.util.List<DTO>`	`toDtos(java.util.Collection<ENTITY> entities)`	Maps the given collection of entity objects to a list of data transfer objects
`java.util.List<ENTITY>`	`toEntities(java.util.Collection<DTO> dtos)`	Maps the given list of data transfer objects to a list of entity objects
`ENTITY`	`toEntity(DTO dto)`	Maps the given data transfer object to a entity object.

- Method Detail
  - toDto
```
DTO toDto(ENTITY entity)
```
    Maps the given entity object to a data transfer object
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - the entity object
    
    Returns:
    
    the data transfer object
  - toDtos
```
java.util.List<DTO> toDtos(java.util.Collection<ENTITY> entities)
```
    Maps the given collection of entity objects to a list of data transfer objects
    
    Parameters:
    
    entities - the collection of entities objects
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of data transfer objects
  - toEntities
```
java.util.List<ENTITY> toEntities(java.util.Collection<DTO> dtos)
```
    Maps the given list of data transfer objects to a list of entity objects
    
    Parameters:
    
    dtos - the list of data transfer objects
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of entity objects.
  - toEntity
```
ENTITY toEntity(DTO dto)
```
    Maps the given data transfer object to a entity object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dto - the data transfer object
    
    Returns:
    
    the entity object