org.springframework.oxm

public Interface Unmarshaller

Known Direct Subinterfaces: org.springframework.oxm.mime.MimeUnmarshaller, org.springframework.oxm.GenericUnmarshaller
Known Direct Implementers: org.springframework.oxm.support.AbstractMarshaller
Imports: java.io.IOException, javax.xml.transform.Source

Defines the contract for Object XML Mapping unmarshallers. Implementations of this interface can deserialize a given XML Stream to an Object graph.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public boolean	Returns: `true` if this unmarshaller can indeed unmarshal to the supplied class; `false` otherwise supports(Class<?> the class that this unmarshaller is being asked if it can marshal clazz) Indicate whether this unmarshaller can unmarshal instances of the supplied type.
public Object	Returns: the object graph unmarshal(Source the source to marshal from source) Unmarshal the given `Source` into an object graph.

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public boolean supports(Class<?> clazz) Indicate whether this unmarshaller can unmarshal instances of the supplied type. Parameters clazz:Class<?> the class that this unmarshaller is being asked if it can marshal Returns:boolean `true` if this unmarshaller can indeed unmarshal to the supplied class; `false` otherwise

public boolean supports(Class<?> clazz)

Indicate whether this unmarshaller can unmarshal instances of the supplied type.

Parameters

clazz:Class<?>: the class that this unmarshaller is being asked if it can marshal

Returns:boolean

true if this unmarshaller can indeed unmarshal to the supplied class; false otherwise

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public Object unmarshal(Source source) throws IOException, XmlMappingException Unmarshal the given `Source` into an object graph. Parameters source:Source the source to marshal from Returns:Object the object graph Exceptions IOException: if an I/O error occurs XmlMappingException: if the given source cannot be mapped to an object

public Object unmarshal(Source source) throws IOException, XmlMappingException

Unmarshal the given Source into an object graph.

Parameters

Returns:Object

the object graph

Exceptions