com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic

Class StringConverter

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter

com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterMatcher, SingleValueConverter

public class StringConverter
extends AbstractSingleValueConverter

Converts a String to a String ;).

Well ok, it doesn't actually do any conversion. The converter uses a map to reuse instances. This map is by default a synchronized WeakHashMap.

Author:

Joe Walnes, Rene Schwietzke, Jörg Schaible

See Also:

String.intern()

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringConverter()
StringConverter(java.util.Map map)

Method Summary

Methods

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

Methods inherited from class com.thoughtworks.xstream.converters.basic.AbstractSingleValueConverter

toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringConverter

public StringConverter(java.util.Map map)

StringConverter

public StringConverter()

Method Detail

canConvert

public boolean canConvert(java.lang.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

fromString

public java.lang.Object fromString(java.lang.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