Class EnumSingleValueConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.enums.EnumSingleValueConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class EnumSingleValueConverter
extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

A single value converter for a special enum type. Converter is internally automatically instantiated for enum types.

Since:

1.3

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private final Class<? extends Enum>	enumType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EnumSingleValueConverter(Class<? extends Enum> type)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canConvert(Class type)	Determines whether the converter can marshall a particular type.
Object	fromString(String str)	Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.
String	toString(Object obj)	Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

enumType

private final Class<? extends Enum> enumType

Constructor Details

EnumSingleValueConverter

public EnumSingleValueConverter(Class<? extends Enum> type)

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

Specified by:

canConvert in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

type - the Class representing the object type to be converted

toString

public String toString(Object obj)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Marshals an Object into a single value representation.

Specified by:

toString in interface SingleValueConverter

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

obj - the Object to be converted

Returns:

a String with the single value of the Object or null

fromString

public Object fromString(String str)

Description copied from interface: SingleValueConverter

Unmarshals an Object from its single value representation.

Specified by:

fromString in interface SingleValueConverter

Specified by:

fromString in class AbstractSingleValueConverter

Parameters:

str - the String with the single value of the Object

Returns:

the Object