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com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic

public Class NullConverter

extends Object
implements Converter
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher
Imports
com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter, .MarshallingContext, .UnmarshallingContext, com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader, .HierarchicalStreamWriter, .ExtendedHierarchicalStreamWriterHelper, com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.Mapper
Special converter to signify nulls at the root level.
Author
Joe Walnes

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
NullConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public boolean
canConvert(Class<T>
the Class representing the object type to be converted
type)

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher.canConvert.

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
public void
marshal(Object
The object to be marshalled.
source, HierarchicalStreamWriter
A stream to write to.
writer, MarshallingContext
A context that allows nested objects to be processed by XStream.
context)

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.marshal.

Convert an object to textual data.
public Object
unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader
The stream to read the text from.
reader, UnmarshallingContext context)

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.unmarshal.

Convert textual data back into an object.
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Constructor Detail

NullConverterback to summary
public NullConverter()

Method Detail

canConvertback to summary
public boolean canConvert(Class<T> type)

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher.canConvert.

Doc from com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher.canConvert.

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Parameters
type:Class<T>

the Class representing the object type to be converted

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

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.marshal.

Doc from com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.marshal.

Convert an object to textual data.

Parameters
source:Object

The object to be marshalled.

writer:HierarchicalStreamWriter

A stream to write to.

context:MarshallingContext

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

unmarshalback to summary
public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.unmarshal.

Doc from com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter.unmarshal.

Convert textual data back into an object.

Parameters
reader:HierarchicalStreamReader

The stream to read the text from.

Returns:Object

The resulting object.