com.metaparadigm.jsonrpc.serializer
Class AbstractSerializer

java.lang.Object
  com.metaparadigm.jsonrpc.serializer.AbstractSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializer, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArraySerializer, BeanSerializer, BooleanSerializer, DateSerializer, DictionarySerializer, ListSerializer, MapSerializer, NumberSerializer, PrimitiveSerializer, RawJSONArraySerializer, RawJSONObjectSerializer, ReferenceSerializer, SetSerializer, StringSerializer

public abstract class AbstractSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements Serializer

Convenience class for implementing Serializers providing default setOwner and canSerialize implementations.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractSerializer()

Method Summary

boolean	canSerialize(java.lang.Class clazz, java.lang.Class jsonClazz) Default check that simply tests the given serializeable class arrays to determine if the pair of classes can be serialized/deserialized from this Serializer.
void	setOwner(JSONSerializer ser) Set the owning JSONSerializer of this Serializer instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.metaparadigm.jsonrpc.serializer.Serializer

getJSONClasses, getSerializableClasses, marshall, tryUnmarshall, unmarshall

Constructor Detail

AbstractSerializer

public AbstractSerializer()

Method Detail

canSerialize

public boolean canSerialize(java.lang.Class clazz,
                            java.lang.Class jsonClazz)

Default check that simply tests the given serializeable class arrays to determine if the pair of classes can be serialized/deserialized from this Serializer.

Specified by:

canSerialize in interface Serializer

Parameters:

clazz - java type to check if this Serializer can handle.

jsonClazz - json type to check this Serializer can handle.

Returns:

true if this Serializer can serialize/deserialize the given java,json pair.

setOwner

public void setOwner(JSONSerializer ser)

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Set the owning JSONSerializer of this Serializer instance.

Specified by:

setOwner in interface Serializer

Parameters:

ser - the owning JSONSerializer of this Serializer instance.