public class

StringConverter

extends AbstractSingleValueConverter
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter
     ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.StringConverter

Class Overview

Converts a String to a String ;).

Well ok, it doesn't actually do any conversion. The converter uses a map to reuse instances. This map is by default a synchronized WeakHashMap.

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Summary

Public Constructors
StringConverter(Map map)
StringConverter()
Public Methods
boolean canConvert(Class type)
Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
Object fromString(String str)
Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
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Inherited Methods
From class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter
From class java.lang.Object
From interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher
From interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.SingleValueConverter

Public Constructors

public StringConverter (Map map)

public StringConverter ()

Public Methods

public 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 Object fromString (String str)

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Parameters
str the String with the single value of the Object
Returns
  • the Object