public class

FileConverter

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

Class Overview

This converter will take care of storing and retrieving File with either an absolute path OR a relative path depending on how they were created.

Summary

Public Constructors
FileConverter()
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.
String toString(Object obj)
Marshals an Object into a 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 FileConverter ()

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

public String toString (Object obj)

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Parameters
obj the Object to be converted
Returns
  • a String with the single value of the Object or null