ArrayConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.ArrayConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:: Converter, ConverterMatcher

public class ArrayConverter extends AbstractCollectionConverter

Converts an array of objects or primitives to XML, using a nested child element for each item.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

ArrayConverter(Mapper mapper)
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

canConvert(Class type)

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

void

marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context)

Convert an object to textual data.

Object

unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)

Convert textual data back into an object.

Methods inherited from class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter
createCollection, mapper, readBareItem, readCompleteItem, readItem, writeBareItem, writeCompleteItem, writeItem, writeNullItem

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

Constructor Details
- ArrayConverter
  
  public ArrayConverter(Mapper mapper)
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
  
  Specified by:
  
  canConvert in class AbstractCollectionConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - the Class representing the object type to be converted
- marshal
  
  public void marshal(Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context)
  
  Description copied from interface: Converter
  
  Convert an object to textual data.
  
  Specified by:
  
  marshal in interface Converter
  
  Specified by:
  
  marshal in class AbstractCollectionConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  source - The object to be marshalled.
  
  writer - A stream to write to.
  
  context - A context that allows nested objects to be processed by XStream.
- 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
  
  Specified by:
  
  unmarshal in class AbstractCollectionConverter
  
  Parameters:
  
  reader - The stream to read the text from.
  
  context -
  
  Returns:
  
  The resulting object.