SingletonCollectionConverter

java.lang.Object
- com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter
- - com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.CollectionConverter
  - - com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.SingletonCollectionConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, ConverterMatcher
```
public class SingletonCollectionConverter
extends CollectionConverter
```
Converts singleton collections (list and set) to XML, specifying a nested element for the item.
Supports Collections.singleton(Object) and Collections.singletonList(Object).

Since:

1.4.2

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private static java.lang.Class LIST

private static java.lang.Class SET

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)
Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canConvert(java.lang.Class type)`	Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
`java.lang.Object`	`unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)`	Convert textual data back into an object.

Methods inherited from class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.CollectionConverter
addCurrentElementToCollection, createCollection, marshal, populateCollection, populateCollection

Methods inherited from class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.AbstractCollectionConverter
mapper, readBareItem, readCompleteItem, readItem, writeBareItem, writeCompleteItem, writeItem, writeNullItem

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - LIST
```
private static final java.lang.Class LIST
```
  - SET
```
private static final java.lang.Class SET
```
- Constructor Detail
  - SingletonCollectionConverter
```
public SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)
```
    Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mapper - the mapper
    
    Since:
    
    1.4.2
- 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
    
    Overrides:
    
    canConvert in class CollectionConverter
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the Class representing the object type to be converted
  - unmarshal
```
public java.lang.Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader,
                                  UnmarshallingContext context)
```
    Description copied from interface: Converter
    
    Convert textual data back into an object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    unmarshal in interface Converter
    
    Overrides:
    
    unmarshal in class CollectionConverter
    
    Parameters:
    
    reader - The stream to read the text from.
    
    Returns:
    
    The resulting object.