Class AbstractReferenceMarshaller

java.lang.Object

com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.TreeMarshaller

com.thoughtworks.xstream.core.AbstractReferenceMarshaller

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataHolder, MarshallingContext

Direct Known Subclasses:

ReferenceByIdMarshaller, ReferenceByXPathMarshaller

public abstract class AbstractReferenceMarshaller
extends TreeMarshaller

Abstract base class for a TreeMarshaller, that can build references.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Joe Walnes, Jörg Schaible, Mauro Talevi

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	AbstractReferenceMarshaller.ReferencedImplicitElementException

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class TreeMarshaller

TreeMarshaller.CircularReferenceException

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class TreeMarshaller

converterLookup, writer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractReferenceMarshaller(HierarchicalStreamWriter writer, ConverterLookup converterLookup, Mapper mapper)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	convert(Object item, Converter converter)
protected abstract String	createReference(Path currentPath, Object existingReferenceKey)
protected abstract Object	createReferenceKey(Path currentPath, Object item)
protected abstract void	fireValidReference(Object referenceKey)

Methods inherited from class TreeMarshaller

convertAnother, convertAnother, get, getMapper, keys, put, start

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

AbstractReferenceMarshaller

public AbstractReferenceMarshaller(HierarchicalStreamWriter writer,
 ConverterLookup converterLookup,
 Mapper mapper)

Method Details

convert

public void convert(Object item,
 Converter converter)

Overrides:

convert in class TreeMarshaller

createReference

protected abstract String createReference(Path currentPath,
 Object existingReferenceKey)

createReferenceKey

protected abstract Object createReferenceKey(Path currentPath,
 Object item)

fireValidReference

protected abstract void fireValidReference(Object referenceKey)