javolution.xml

Class XMLContext

java.lang.Object

javolution.context.AbstractContext

javolution.context.FormatContext

javolution.xml.XMLContext

public abstract class XMLContext
extends FormatContext

A context for XML parsing/formatting. This context provides the XMLFormat to parse/format objects of any class. If not superseded, the XML format for a class is specified by the DefaultXMLFormat annotation.

A XML context always returns the most specialized format. If a class has no default format annotation (inherited or not), then the default Object format (with "value" attribute is parsed/formatted using current text format) is returned. A predefined format exists for the following standard types:

• java.lang.Object (attribute "value" parsed/formatted using TextFormat)
• java.util.Collection
• java.util.Map

Version:

6.0 December 12, 2012

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	XMLContext() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static XMLContext	enter() Enters and returns a new xml context instance.
static <T> XMLFormat<T>	getFormat(Class<? extends T> type) Returns the xml format for the specified type; if none defined the default object xml format (based on TextFormat) is returned.
protected abstract <T> XMLFormat<T>	searchFormat(Class<? extends T> type) Searches the xml format for the specified type.
abstract <T> void	setFormat(Class<? extends T> type, XMLFormat<T> format) Sets the xml format for the specified type (and its sub-types).

Methods inherited from class javolution.context.AbstractContext

current, current, enter, enterInner, exit, getOuter, inherit, inner

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLContext

protected XMLContext()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

enter

public static XMLContext enter()

Enters and returns a new xml context instance.

getFormat

public static <T> XMLFormat<T> getFormat(Class<? extends T> type)

Returns the xml format for the specified type; if none defined the default object xml format (based on TextFormat) is returned.

setFormat

public abstract <T> void setFormat(Class<? extends T> type,
                 XMLFormat<T> format)

Sets the xml format for the specified type (and its sub-types).

searchFormat

protected abstract <T> XMLFormat<T> searchFormat(Class<? extends T> type)

Searches the xml format for the specified type.