Mapping

Type Parameters:

A - Class to map from

B - Class to map to
```
public interface Mapping<A,B>
```
Interface to allow mapping from one class to another class. For example, this could be used to map from a name to the upper case version of that name, or to the search case version of that name.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Mapping<Object,Object>`	`IDENTITY`	Map from the object to itself.
`static Mapping<String,String>`	`TO_SEARCH_CASE`	Map from a string to the search case version of that string.
`static Mapping<String,String>`	`TO_US_LOWERCASE`	Map from a string to the lower case version of the string, in the US locale.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T> Mapping<T,T>`	`getIdentity()`	Map from the object to itself.
`B`	`map(A original)`	Perform a mapping from the original value to a new value.

- Field Detail
  - IDENTITY
```
static final Mapping<Object,Object> IDENTITY
```
    Map from the object to itself.
  - TO_US_LOWERCASE
```
static final Mapping<String,String> TO_US_LOWERCASE
```
    Map from a string to the lower case version of the string, in the US locale. Note If you want to look for the search name stored in the database, you should use TO_SEARCH_CASE instead.
  - TO_SEARCH_CASE
```
static final Mapping<String,String> TO_SEARCH_CASE
```
    Map from a string to the search case version of that string. This is equivalent to: com.redwood.scheduler.api.model.TextEscape.toSearchCase(original);
- Method Detail
  - getIdentity
```
static <T> Mapping<T,T> getIdentity()
```
    Map from the object to itself.
    
    Returns:
    
    an identity mapping function
  - map
```
B map(A original)
```
    Perform a mapping from the original value to a new value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    original - the original value to map from
    
    Returns:
    
    the new value that is mapped to