Class JavaClassConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.JavaClassConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class JavaClassConverter
extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

Converts a java.lang.Class to XML.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private Mapper	mapper

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	JavaClassConverter(ClassLoaderReference classLoaderReference)	Construct a JavaClassConverter.
protected	JavaClassConverter(Mapper mapper)	Construct a JavaClassConverter that uses a provided mapper.
	JavaClassConverter(ClassLoader classLoader)	Deprecated. As of 1.4.5 use JavaClassConverter(ClassLoaderReference)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canConvert(Class clazz)	Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
Object	fromString(String str)	Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
String	toString(Object obj)	Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

mapper

private Mapper mapper

Constructor Details

JavaClassConverter

public JavaClassConverter(ClassLoaderReference classLoaderReference)

Construct a JavaClassConverter.

Parameters:

classLoaderReference - the reference to the ClassLoader of the XStream instance

Since:

1.4.5

JavaClassConverter

public JavaClassConverter(ClassLoader classLoader)

Deprecated.

As of 1.4.5 use JavaClassConverter(ClassLoaderReference)

JavaClassConverter

protected JavaClassConverter(Mapper mapper)

Construct a JavaClassConverter that uses a provided mapper. Depending on the mapper chain it will not only be used to load classes, but also to support type aliases.

Parameters:

mapper - to use

Since:

1.4.5

Method Details

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Class clazz)

Description copied from interface: ConverterMatcher

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface ConverterMatcher

Specified by:

canConvert in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

clazz - the Class representing the object type to be converted

toString

public String toString(Object obj)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface SingleValueConverter

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

obj - the Object to be converted

Returns:

a String with the single value of the Object or null

fromString

public Object fromString(String str)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SingleValueConverter

Specified by:

fromString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

str - the String with the single value of the Object

Returns:

the Object