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 final Class

LIST

private static final Class

SET
Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)

Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

canConvert(Class type)

Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.

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 Details
- LIST
  
  private static final Class LIST
- SET
  
  private static final Class SET
Constructor Details
- SingletonCollectionConverter
  
  public SingletonCollectionConverter(Mapper mapper)
  
  Construct a SingletonCollectionConverter.
  
  Parameters:
  
  mapper - the mapper
  
  Since:
  
  1.4.2
Method Details
- canConvert
  
  public boolean canConvert(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 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.
  
  context -
  
  Returns:
  
  The resulting object.