Package com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.util

Class SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.util.SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

All Implemented Interfaces:

Converter, ConverterMatcher

Direct Known Subclasses:

SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

public class SelfStreamingInstanceChecker
extends java.lang.Object
implements Converter

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.

Since:

1.2

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private Converter	defaultConverter
private ConverterLookup	lookup
private java.lang.Object	self

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(ConverterLookup lookup, java.lang.Object xstream)
SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(Converter defaultConverter, java.lang.Object xstream)	Deprecated. As of 1.4.5 use SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(ConverterLookup, Object)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canConvert(java.lang.Class type)	Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
private Converter	getConverter()
void	marshal(java.lang.Object source, HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, MarshallingContext context)	Convert an object to textual data.
java.lang.Object	unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader reader, UnmarshallingContext context)	Convert textual data back into an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

self

private final java.lang.Object self

defaultConverter

private Converter defaultConverter

lookup

private final ConverterLookup lookup

Constructor Detail

SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

public SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(ConverterLookup lookup,
                                    java.lang.Object xstream)

Since:

1.4.5

SelfStreamingInstanceChecker

public SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(Converter defaultConverter,
                                    java.lang.Object xstream)

Deprecated.

As of 1.4.5 use SelfStreamingInstanceChecker(ConverterLookup, Object)

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

marshal

public void marshal(java.lang.Object source,
                    HierarchicalStreamWriter writer,
                    MarshallingContext context)

Description copied from interface: Converter

Convert an object to textual data.

Specified by:

marshal in interface Converter

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.

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

Parameters:

reader - The stream to read the text from.

Returns:

The resulting object.

getConverter

private Converter getConverter()