com.cognitect.transit

Interface WriteHandler

public interface WriteHandler

Converts an instance of an type to a transit representation

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
WriteHandler	getVerboseHandler() Gets an alternative handler which provides more readable representations for use in verbose mode; can return null
Object	rep(Object o) Gets the representation to use for the object, either an instance of transit ground type, or object for which there is a Handler (including an instance of TaggedValue).
String	stringRep(Object o) Gets the string representation to use for the object; can return null
String	tag(Object o) Gets the tag to use for the object

Method Detail

tag

String tag(Object o)

Gets the tag to use for the object

Parameters:

o - the object

Returns:

tag

rep

Object rep(Object o)

Gets the representation to use for the object, either an instance of transit ground type, or object for which there is a Handler (including an instance of TaggedValue).

Parameters:

o - the object

Returns:

the representation

stringRep

String stringRep(Object o)

Gets the string representation to use for the object; can return null

Parameters:

o - the object

Returns:

the string representation

getVerboseHandler

WriteHandler getVerboseHandler()

Gets an alternative handler which provides more readable representations for use in verbose mode; can return null

Returns:

a handler