com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended

Class ToStringConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.ToStringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class ToStringConverter
extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

Convenient converter for classes with natural string representation. Converter for classes that adopt the following convention: - a constructor that takes a single string parameter - a toString() that is overloaded to issue a string that is meaningful

Author:

Paul Hammant

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ToStringConverter(Class clazz)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canConvert(Class type) Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
Object	fromString(String str) Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
String	toString(Object obj) Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ToStringConverter

public ToStringConverter(Class clazz)
                  throws NoSuchMethodException

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException

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

Specified by:

canConvert in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

type - the Class representing the object type to be converted

toString

public String toString(Object obj)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface SingleValueConverter

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

obj - the Object to be converted

Returns:

a String with the single value of the Object or null

fromString

public Object fromString(String str)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SingleValueConverter

Specified by:

fromString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

str - the String with the single value of the Object

Returns:

the Object