[SQLObject] Is it possible to override the *.by<AltID> method?

[Pгoмᴇтнᴇυs 0. <pro...@gm...>]

Hi all,

Another newbie question: is it possible to override the *.by<AltID> method?
I have a custom encoding for that column (it is in base64), and I can't call
it naturally unless I can override the method. Writing my own method doesn't
seem to work -- it doesn't get called at all!

Thanks!