local.tomas.common.xml
Class XMLSerializer

java.lang.Object
  local.tomas.common.xml.XMLSerializer

public class XMLSerializer
extends Object

This pure static class is used to create XML descriptions for instances of standard and user defined classes.

Author:

Teubner

Method Summary

static Class	findType(String name) Find class with the given name.
static XMLTypeHandler	getTypeHandler(Class type) Get a type handler for a class.
static XMLTypeHandler	getTypeHandler(String name) Find a type handler for the class with the given name.
static void	marshall(String name, Class type, Object src, XMLTokenGenerator gen) Create XML description for an object.
static void	marshall(String name, int index, Class type, Object src, XMLTokenGenerator gen) Create XML description for an object.
static void	marshall(String name, int index, Object src, XMLTokenGenerator gen) Create XML description for an object.
static void	marshall(String name, Object src, XMLTokenGenerator gen) Create XML description for an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getTypeHandler

public static XMLTypeHandler getTypeHandler(Class type)

Get a type handler for a class. A default handler is returned if no explicit association can be found.

Parameters:

type - - the class

Returns:

type handler

getTypeHandler

public static XMLTypeHandler getTypeHandler(String name)

Find a type handler for the class with the given name. A default handler is returned if no explicit association can be found.

Parameters:

name - - class name

Returns:

type handler

findType

public static Class findType(String name)

Find class with the given name.

Parameters:

name - - name of the class or type

Returns:

class or null if none

marshall

public static void marshall(String name,
                            int index,
                            Class type,
                            Object src,
                            XMLTokenGenerator gen)
                     throws XMLException

Create XML description for an object.

Parameters:

name - - XML tag name used

index - - index attribute used on XML tag, must be negative to omit index

type - - type of object

src - - the object

gen - - used to generate XML tokens

Throws:

XMLException

marshall

public static void marshall(String name,
                            int index,
                            Object src,
                            XMLTokenGenerator gen)
                     throws XMLException

Create XML description for an object.

Parameters:

name - - XML tag name used

index - - index attribute used on XML tag, must be negative to omit index

src - - the object

gen - - used to generate XML tokens

Throws:

XMLException

marshall

public static void marshall(String name,
                            Class type,
                            Object src,
                            XMLTokenGenerator gen)
                     throws XMLException

Create XML description for an object.

Parameters:

name - - XML tag name used

type - - type of object

src - - the object

gen - - used to generate XML tokens

Throws:

XMLException

marshall

public static void marshall(String name,
                            Object src,
                            XMLTokenGenerator gen)
                     throws XMLException

Create XML description for an object.

Parameters:

name - - XML tag name used

src - - the object

gen - - used to generate XML tokens

Throws:

XMLException