Class EmptyMatcher

java.lang.Object

org.simpleframework.xml.transform.EmptyMatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher

class EmptyMatcher
extends Object
implements Matcher

The EmptyMatcher object is used as a delegate type that is used when no user specific matcher is specified. This ensures that no transform is resolved for a specified type, and allows the normal resolution of the stock transforms.

See Also:

• Transformer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EmptyMatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Transform	match(Class type)	This method is used to return a null value for the transform.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

EmptyMatcher

EmptyMatcher()

Method Details

match

public Transform match(Class type)
                throws Exception

This method is used to return a null value for the transform. Returning a null value allows the normal resolution of the stock transforms to be used when no matcher is specified.

Specified by:

match in interface Matcher

Parameters:

type - this is the type that is expecting a transform

Returns:

this transform will always return a null value

Throws:

Exception