Class WeakHashMapConverter

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Converter, ConverterMatcher

    public class WeakHashMapConverter
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Converter
    Converts a WeakHashMap. A WeakHashMap is supposed to release its elements when they are no longer referenced. Therefore is at unmarshalling time no guarantee that an entry is still available when it is referenced later in the stream. As consequence the converter will marshal no elements at all, it will create an empty WeakHashMap at unmarshalling time.
    Since:
    1.4.21
    • Constructor Detail

      • WeakHashMapConverter

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

        public void marshal​(java.lang.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.