Package org.simpleframework.xml.filter

Class MapFilter

java.lang.Object

org.simpleframework.xml.filter.MapFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

public class MapFilter
extends Object
implements Filter

The MapFilter object is a filter that can make use of user specified mappings for replacement. This filter can be given a Map of name value pairs which will be used to resolve a value using the specified mappings. If there is no match found the filter will delegate to the provided filter.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private Filter	filter	This will resolve the replacement if no mapping is found.
private Map	map	This contains a collection of user specified mappings.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MapFilter(Map map)	Constructor for the MapFilter object.
MapFilter(Map map, Filter filter)	Constructor for the MapFilter object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	replace(String text)	Replaces the text provided with the value resolved from the specified Map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

filter

private Filter filter

This will resolve the replacement if no mapping is found.

map

private Map map

This contains a collection of user specified mappings.

Constructor Details

MapFilter

public MapFilter(Map map)

Constructor for the MapFilter object. This will use the specified mappings to resolve replacements. If this map does not contain a requested mapping null is resolved.

Parameters:

map - this contains the user specified mappings

MapFilter

public MapFilter(Map map,
 Filter filter)

Constructor for the MapFilter object. This will use the specified mappings to resolve replacements. If this map does not contain a requested mapping the provided filter is used to resolve the replacement text.

Parameters:

map - this contains the user specified mappings

filter - this is delegated to if the map fails

Method Details

replace

public String replace(String text)

Replaces the text provided with the value resolved from the specified Map. If the map fails this will delegate to the specified Filter if it is not a null object. If no match is found a null is returned.

Specified by:

replace in interface Filter

Parameters:

text - this is the text value to be replaced

Returns:

this will return the replacement text resolved