SingletonCollectionConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.CollectionConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.SingletonCollectionConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:: Converter, ConverterMatcher

public class SingletonCollectionConverter extends CollectionConverter

Converts singleton collections (list and set) to XML, specifying a nested element for the item.

Supports Collections.singleton(Object) and Collections.singletonList(Object).

Since:: 1.4.2

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type

Field

Description

private static final Class

LIST

private static final Class

SET
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)

Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

canConvert(Class type)

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Object

unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)

Convert textual data back into an object.

Methods inherited from class CollectionConverter
addCurrentElementToCollection, createCollection, marshal, populateCollection, populateCollection

Methods inherited from class AbstractCollectionConverter
mapper, readBareItem, readCompleteItem, readItem, writeBareItem, writeCompleteItem, writeItem, writeNullItem

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details
- LIST
  
  private static final Class LIST
- SET
  
  private static final Class SET
Constructor Details
- SingletonCollectionConverter
  
  public SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)
  
  Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.
  
  Parameters:
  
  mapper - the mapper
  
  Since:
  
  1.4.2
Method Details
- 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
  
  Overrides:
  
  canConvert in class CollectionConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the Class representing the object type to be converted
- unmarshal
  
  public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)
  
  Description copied from interface: Converter
  
  Convert textual data back into an object.
  
  Specified by:
  
  unmarshal in interface Converter
  
  Overrides:
  
  unmarshal in class CollectionConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  reader - The stream to read the text from.
  
  context -
  
  Returns:
  
  The resulting object.