public class

GregorianCalendarConverter

extends Object
implements Converter
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.GregorianCalendarConverter

Class Overview

Converts a java.util.GregorianCalendar to XML. Note that although it currently only contains one field, it nests it inside a child element, to allow for other fields to be stored in the future.

Summary

Public Constructors
GregorianCalendarConverter()
Public Methods
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.
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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 GregorianCalendarConverter ()

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 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.