public class

JavaBeanConverter

extends Object
implements Converter
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.javabean.JavaBeanConverter

Class Overview

Can convert any bean with a public default constructor. BeanInfo are not taken into consideration, this class looks for bean patterns for simple properties

Summary

Nested Classes
class JavaBeanConverter.DuplicateFieldException This class is deprecated. since 1.3  
Public Constructors
JavaBeanConverter(Mapper mapper)
JavaBeanConverter(Mapper mapper, BeanProvider beanProvider)
JavaBeanConverter(Mapper mapper, String classAttributeIdentifier)
This constructor is deprecated. As of 1.3, use JavaBeanConverter(Mapper) and aliasAttribute(String, String)
JavaBeanConverter(ClassMapper classMapper, String classAttributeIdentifier)
This constructor is deprecated. As of 1.2, use JavaBeanConverter(Mapper) and aliasAttribute(String, String)
Public Methods
boolean canConvert(Class type)
Only checks for the availability of a public default constructor.
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 JavaBeanConverter (Mapper mapper)

public JavaBeanConverter (Mapper mapper, BeanProvider beanProvider)

public JavaBeanConverter (Mapper mapper, String classAttributeIdentifier)

This constructor is deprecated.
As of 1.3, use JavaBeanConverter(Mapper) and aliasAttribute(String, String)

public JavaBeanConverter (ClassMapper classMapper, String classAttributeIdentifier)

This constructor is deprecated.
As of 1.2, use JavaBeanConverter(Mapper) and aliasAttribute(String, String)

Public Methods

public boolean canConvert (Class type)

Only checks for the availability of a public default constructor. If you need stricter checks, subclass JavaBeanConverter

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.