public class

ToStringConverter

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

Class Overview

Convenient converter for classes with natural string representation. Converter for classes that adopt the following convention: - a constructor that takes a single string parameter - a toString() that is overloaded to issue a string that is meaningful

Summary

Public Constructors
ToStringConverter(Class clazz)
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 ToStringConverter (Class clazz)

Throws
NoSuchMethodException

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