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com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended

public Class ToStringConverter

extends AbstractSingleValueConverter
Class Inheritance
Imports
com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConversionException, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection.ObjectAccessException, java.lang.reflect.Constructor, .InvocationTargetException

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

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
private final Class<T>
private final Constructor<T>
private static final Class<T>[]

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public

Method Summary

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

Implements abstract com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.canConvert.

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

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
public Object
fromString(String
the String with the single value of the Object
str
)

Implements abstract com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.fromString.

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.fromString.

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
public String
toString(Object
the Object to be converted
obj
)

Overrides com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.toString.

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.toString.

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Field Detail

clazzback to summary
private final Class<T> clazz
ctorback to summary
private final Constructor<T> ctor
STRING_PARAMETERback to summary
private static final Class<T>[] STRING_PARAMETER

Constructor Detail

ToStringConverterback to summary
public ToStringConverter(Class<T> clazz) throws NoSuchMethodException

Method Detail

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

Implements abstract com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.canConvert.

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

fromStringback to summary
public Object fromString(String str)

Implements abstract com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.fromString.

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.fromString.

Doc from com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.fromString.

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Parameters
str:String

the String with the single value of the Object

Returns:Object

the Object

toStringback to summary
public String toString(Object obj)

Overrides com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter.toString.

Implements com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.toString.

Doc from com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter.toString.

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Parameters
obj:Object

the Object to be converted

Returns:String

a String with the single value of the Object or null