Class CharConverter

java.lang.Object
com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.CharConverter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter, ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class CharConverter extends Object implements Converter, SingleValueConverter
Converts a char primitive or java.lang.Character wrapper to a String. If char is \0 the representing String is empty.
  • Constructor Details

    • CharConverter

      public CharConverter()
  • 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.
    • 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
      Parameters:
      str - the String with the single value of the Object
      Returns:
      the Object
    • 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
      Parameters:
      obj - the Object to be converted
      Returns:
      a String with the single value of the Object or null