public abstract class

AbstractBasicConverter

extends Object
implements Converter
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractBasicConverter

This class is deprecated.
Since 1.2 use AbstractSingleValueConverter

Class Overview

Base helper class for converters that can store the state of an object as a single String.

Subclasses should implement the toString(Object) and fromString(String) methods for the conversion.

Summary

Public Constructors
AbstractBasicConverter()
Public Methods
abstract 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.
Protected Methods
abstract Object fromString(String str)
String toString(Object obj)
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter
From interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher

Public Constructors

public AbstractBasicConverter ()

Public Methods

public abstract boolean canConvert (Class type)

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Parameters
type the Class representing the object type to be converted

public void marshal (Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context)

Convert an object to textual data.

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.

public Object unmarshal (HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)

Convert textual data back into an object.

Parameters
reader The stream to read the text from.
Returns
  • The resulting object.

Protected Methods

protected abstract Object fromString (String str)

protected String toString (Object obj)