Class PropertiesConverter

java.lang.Object
com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.collections.PropertiesConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter, ConverterMatcher

public class PropertiesConverter extends Object implements Converter
Special converter for java.util.Properties that stores properties in a more compact form than java.util.Map.

Because all entries of a Properties instance are Strings, a single element is used for each property with two attributes; one for key and one for value.

Additionally, default properties are also serialized, if they are present or if a SecurityManager is set, and it has permissions for SecurityManager.checkPackageAccess, SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess(this, EnumSet.MEMBER) and ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks").

  • Field Details

    • sort

      private final boolean sort
  • Constructor Details

    • PropertiesConverter

      public PropertiesConverter()
    • PropertiesConverter

      public PropertiesConverter(boolean sort)
  • 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
      Parameters:
      type - the Class representing the object type to be converted
    • marshal

      public void marshal(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 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.
      context -
      Returns:
      The resulting object.