Class XmlElementAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class XmlElementAdapter extends PropertyAdapter
An XmlElementAdapter supports properties of type XmlElement.
Version:
1.00 2001.03.21
Author:
cp
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • XmlElementAdapter

      public XmlElementAdapter(XmlBean.BeanInfo infoBean, Class clzType, String sName, String sXml, XmlElement xml)
      Construct an XmlElementAdapter.
      Parameters:
      infoBean - BeanInfo for a bean containing this property
      clzType - the type of the property
      sName - the property name
      sXml - the XML tag name
      xml - additional XML information
  • Method Details

    • isCloneRequired

      public boolean isCloneRequired()
      Description copied from class: PropertyAdapter
      Determine if the property value must be deep-cloned. Typically, a property value must be deep-cloned if it is a mutable reference type, e.g. StringBuffer, Date, byte[].
      Specified by:
      isCloneRequired in class PropertyAdapter
      Returns:
      true if the property value must be "deep" cloned when the containing object is cloned
    • fromXml

      public Object fromXml(XmlElement xml)
      Deserialize an object from an XML element.
      Overrides:
      fromXml in class PropertyAdapter
      Parameters:
      xml - the XML element to deserialize from
      Returns:
      the object deserialized from the XML element
    • toXml

      public XmlElement toXml(Object o)
      Serialize an object into an XML element.
      Overrides:
      toXml in class PropertyAdapter
      Parameters:
      o - the object to serialize
      Returns:
      the XML element representing the serialized form of the passed object
    • readExternal

      public Object readExternal(DataInput in) throws IOException
      Read a value from the passed DataInput object.
      Overrides:
      readExternal in class PropertyAdapter
      Parameters:
      in - the DataInput stream to read property data from
      Returns:
      the data read from the DataInput; never null
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O exception occurs
    • writeExternal

      public void writeExternal(DataOutput out, Object o) throws IOException
      Write the specified data to the passed DataOutput object.
      Overrides:
      writeExternal in class PropertyAdapter
      Parameters:
      out - the DataOutput stream to write to
      o - the data to write to the DataOutput; never null
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O exception occurs