DmnTypeDefinition (Camunda Platform Javadocs 7.18.0-alpha5)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTypeDefinition, DmnTypeDefinitionImpl
```
public interface DmnTypeDefinition
```
The definition of a type used in the DMN engine to transform data

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getTypeName()`
`org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value.TypedValue`	`transform(Object value)`	Transform the given value into the type specified by the type name.

- Method Detail
  - getTypeName
```
String getTypeName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the type name of this definition
  - transform
```
org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value.TypedValue transform(Object value)
                                                    throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Transform the given value into the type specified by the type name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - to transform into the specified type
    
    Returns:
    
    value of specified type
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the value can not be transformed