public class

SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

extends Object
implements Converter
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.reflection.SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

Class Overview

A special converter that prevents self-serialization. The serializing XStream instance adds a converter of this type to prevent self-serialization and will throw an exception instead.

Summary

Public Constructors
SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(Converter defaultConverter, Object xstream)
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 SelfStreamingInstanceChecker (Converter defaultConverter, Object xstream)

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.