Class CharacterTransform

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Transform<java.lang.Character>

    class CharacterTransform
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Transform<java.lang.Character>
    The CharacterTransform object transforms character values to and from string representations, which will be inserted in the generated XML document as the value place holder. The value must be readable and writable in the same format. Fields and methods annotated with the XML attribute annotation will use this to persist and retrieve the value to and from the XML source.
     
        @Attribute
        private Character value;
        
     
    As well as the XML attribute values using transforms, fields and methods annotated with the XML element annotation will use this. Aside from the obvious difference, the element annotation has an advantage over the attribute annotation in that it can maintain any references using the CycleStrategy object.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Character read​(java.lang.String value)
      This method is used to convert the string value given to an appropriate representation.
      java.lang.String write​(java.lang.Character value)
      This method is used to convert the provided value into an XML usable format.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • CharacterTransform

        CharacterTransform()
    • Method Detail

      • read

        public java.lang.Character read​(java.lang.String value)
                                 throws java.lang.Exception
        This method is used to convert the string value given to an appropriate representation. This is used when an object is being deserialized from the XML document and the value for the string representation is required.
        Specified by:
        read in interface Transform<java.lang.Character>
        Parameters:
        value - this is the string representation of the value
        Returns:
        this returns an appropriate instanced to be used
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception
      • write

        public java.lang.String write​(java.lang.Character value)
                               throws java.lang.Exception
        This method is used to convert the provided value into an XML usable format. This is used in the serialization process when there is a need to convert a field value in to a string so that that value can be written as a valid XML entity.
        Specified by:
        write in interface Transform<java.lang.Character>
        Parameters:
        value - this is the value to be converted to a string
        Returns:
        this is the string representation of the given value
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception