org.apache.shindig.protocol.conversion.xstream
Class MapConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter
      org.apache.shindig.protocol.conversion.xstream.MapConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher

public class MapConverter
extends com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

converts a map to and from the form <container> <key>value</key> <key>value</key> .

Constructor Summary

MapConverter(com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.Mapper mapper)
Create a MapConverter that use use the supplied mapper.

Method Summary

boolean	canConvert(Class clazz) Can this Converter convert the type supplied.
void	marshal(Object source, com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.MarshallingContext context) output the Map in the simplified form.
Object	unmarshal(com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader reader, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.UnmarshallingContext context) Convert a suitably positioned reader stream into a Map object.

Methods inherited from class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

createCollection, mapper, readItem, writeItem

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MapConverter

public MapConverter(com.thoughtworks.xstream.mapper.Mapper mapper)

Create a MapConverter that use use the supplied mapper.

Parameters:

mapper - the mapped to base the conversion on.

Method Detail

marshal

public void marshal(Object source,
                    com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamWriter writer,
                    com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.MarshallingContext context)

output the Map in the simplified form.

Specified by:

marshal in interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter

Specified by:

marshal in class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

Parameters:

source - the object to be output

writer - the writer to use to perform the output.

context - the context in which to perform the output.

See Also:

Converter.marshal(java.lang.Object, com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamWriter, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.MarshallingContext)

unmarshal

public Object unmarshal(com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader reader,
                        com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.UnmarshallingContext context)

Convert a suitably positioned reader stream into a Map object.

Specified by:

unmarshal in interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.Converter

Specified by:

unmarshal in class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

Parameters:

reader - the stream reader positioned at the start of the object.

context - the unmarshalling context.

Returns:

the object representing the stream.

See Also:

Converter.unmarshal(com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.HierarchicalStreamReader, com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.UnmarshallingContext)

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(Class clazz)

Can this Converter convert the type supplied.

Specified by:

canConvert in interface com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.ConverterMatcher

Specified by:

canConvert in class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter

Parameters:

clazz - the type being converted.

Returns:

true if the type supplied is a form of Map.

See Also:

ConverterMatcher.canConvert(java.lang.Class)