public class

JavaClassConverter

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

Class Overview

Converts a java.lang.Class to XML.

Summary

Public Constructors
JavaClassConverter()
This constructor is deprecated. As of 1.1.1 - use other constructor and explicitly supply a ClassLoader.
JavaClassConverter(ClassLoader classLoader)
Public Methods
boolean canConvert(Class clazz)
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 JavaClassConverter ()

This constructor is deprecated.
As of 1.1.1 - use other constructor and explicitly supply a ClassLoader.

public JavaClassConverter (ClassLoader classLoader)

Public Methods

public boolean canConvert (Class clazz)

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Parameters
clazz 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