com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended
Class ToStringConverter

java.lang.Object
  extended bycom.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter
      extended bycom.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.extended.ToStringConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class ToStringConverter
extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

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

Author:
Paul Hammant

Constructor Summary
ToStringConverter(java.lang.Class clazz)
           
 
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)
          Unmarshalls an Object from its single value representation.
 java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object obj)
          Marshalls 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

ToStringConverter

public ToStringConverter(java.lang.Class clazz)
                  throws java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
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
Specified by:
canConvert in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

toString

public java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object obj)
Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter
Marshalls an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:
toString in interface SingleValueConverter
Overrides:
toString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

fromString

public java.lang.Object fromString(java.lang.String str)
Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter
Unmarshalls an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:
fromString in interface SingleValueConverter
Specified by:
fromString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter


Joe Walnes, http://xstream.codehaus.org/