com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended

Class ToAttributedValueConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.ToAttributedValueConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, ConverterMatcher

public class ToAttributedValueConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements Converter

Converter that supports the definition of one field member that will be written as value and all other field members are written as attributes. The converter requires that all the field types (expect the one with the value) are handled by a SingleValueConverter. The value field is defined using the name of the type that declares the field and the field name itself. Therefore it is possible to define an inherited field as value. It is also possible to provide no value field at all, so that all fields are written as attributes.

Since:

1.4

Author:

Jörg Schaible

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type, Mapper mapper, ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider, ConverterLookup lookup) Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance.
ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type, Mapper mapper, ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider, ConverterLookup lookup, java.lang.String valueFieldName) Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance.
ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type, Mapper mapper, ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider, ConverterLookup lookup, java.lang.String valueFieldName, java.lang.Class valueDefinedIn) Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance.

Method Summary

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

ToAttributedValueConverter

public ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type,
                                  Mapper mapper,
                                  ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider,
                                  ConverterLookup lookup)

Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance. All field elements will be attributes, the element itself will have no value.

Parameters:

type - the type that is handled by this converter instance

mapper - the mapper in use

reflectionProvider - the reflection provider in use

lookup - the converter lookup in use

Since:

1.4.9

ToAttributedValueConverter

public ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type,
                                  Mapper mapper,
                                  ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider,
                                  ConverterLookup lookup,
                                  java.lang.String valueFieldName)

Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance.

Parameters:

type - the type that is handled by this converter instance

mapper - the mapper in use

reflectionProvider - the reflection provider in use

lookup - the converter lookup in use

valueFieldName - the field defining the tag's value (may be null)

ToAttributedValueConverter

public ToAttributedValueConverter(java.lang.Class type,
                                  Mapper mapper,
                                  ReflectionProvider reflectionProvider,
                                  ConverterLookup lookup,
                                  java.lang.String valueFieldName,
                                  java.lang.Class valueDefinedIn)

Creates a new ToAttributedValueConverter instance.

Parameters:

type - the type that is handled by this converter instance

mapper - the mapper in use

reflectionProvider - the reflection provider in use

lookup - the converter lookup in use

valueFieldName - the field defining the tag's value (may be null)

valueDefinedIn - the type defining the field

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(java.lang.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(java.lang.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 java.lang.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.