PartitioningStrategy (Hazelcast Root 5.4.0-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

K - key type

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributePartitioningStrategy, DefaultPartitioningStrategy, StringAndPartitionAwarePartitioningStrategy, StringPartitioningStrategy

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface PartitioningStrategy<K>
extends java.io.Serializable
```
PartitioningStrategy allows keys to be located on the same member. This causes related data to be stored in the same location. (See data-affinity.)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getPartitionKey(K key)`	Returns the key object that will be used by Hazelcast to specify the partition.

- Method Detail
  - getPartitionKey
```
java.lang.Object getPartitionKey(K key)
```
    Returns the key object that will be used by Hazelcast to specify the partition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - actual key object used by Hazelcast to specify the partition
    
    Returns:
    
    the partition key object, or null to fallback to the default partition calculation