com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended
Class PropertyEditorCapableConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.PropertyEditorCapableConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class PropertyEditorCapableConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements SingleValueConverter

A SingleValueConverter that can utilize a PropertyEditor implementation used for a specific type. The converter ensures that the editors can be used concurrently.

Since:

1.3

Author:

Jukka Lindström, Jörg Schaible

Constructor Summary

PropertyEditorCapableConverter(java.lang.Class propertyEditorType, java.lang.Class type)

Method Summary

boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Class type) Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
java.lang.Object	fromString(java.lang.String str) Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object obj) Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PropertyEditorCapableConverter

public PropertyEditorCapableConverter(java.lang.Class propertyEditorType,
                                      java.lang.Class type)

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(java.lang.Class type)

Description copied from interface: ConverterMatcher

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface ConverterMatcher

Parameters:

type - the Class representing the object type to be converted

fromString

public java.lang.Object fromString(java.lang.String str)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SingleValueConverter

Parameters:

str - the String with the single value of the Object

Returns:

the Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object obj)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface SingleValueConverter

Parameters:

obj - the Object to be converted

Returns:

a String with the single value of the Object or null