com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended

Class JavaFieldConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.JavaFieldConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, ConverterMatcher

public class JavaFieldConverter
extends Object
implements Converter

Converts a java.lang.reflect.Field to XML.

Author:

Jörg Schaible

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
	JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoader classLoader) Deprecated. As of 1.4.5 use JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoaderReference)
	JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoaderReference classLoaderReference) Construct a JavaFieldConverter.
protected	JavaFieldConverter(SingleValueConverter javaClassConverter, Mapper mapper) Construct a JavaFieldConverter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Class type) Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
void	marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context) Convert an object to textual data.
Object	unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context) Convert textual data back into an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JavaFieldConverter

public JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoaderReference classLoaderReference)

Construct a JavaFieldConverter.

Parameters:

classLoaderReference - the reference to the ClassLoader of the XStream instance

Since:

1.4.5

JavaFieldConverter

public JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoader classLoader)

Deprecated. As of 1.4.5 use JavaFieldConverter(ClassLoaderReference)

JavaFieldConverter

protected JavaFieldConverter(SingleValueConverter javaClassConverter,
                             Mapper mapper)

Construct a JavaFieldConverter. Depending on the mapper chain the converter will also respect aliases.

Parameters:

javaClassConverter - the converter to use

mapper - to use

Since:

1.4.5

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Class type)

Description copied from interface: ConverterMatcher

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface ConverterMatcher

Parameters:

type - the Class representing the object type to be converted

marshal

public void marshal(Object source,
                    HierarchicalStreamWriter writer,
                    MarshallingContext context)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Convert an object to textual data.

Specified by:

marshal in interface Converter

Parameters:

source - The object to be marshalled.

writer - A stream to write to.

context - A context that allows nested objects to be processed by XStream.

unmarshal

public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader,
                        UnmarshallingContext context)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Convert textual data back into an object.

Specified by:

unmarshal in interface Converter

Parameters:

reader - The stream to read the text from.

Returns:

The resulting object.