Class SerializableDataFormat

    • Field Detail

    • Constructor Detail

      • SerializableDataFormat

        public SerializableDataFormat​(String name)
    • Method Detail

      • canMap

        public boolean canMap​(Object value)
        Description copied from interface: DataFormat
        Returns true if this data format can map the provided Java Object.
        Specified by:
        canMap in interface DataFormat
        Returns:
        true if this object can be mapped.
      • writeValue

        public String writeValue​(Object value)
        Description copied from interface: DataFormat
        Writes a java object to a data format's internal data representation.
        Specified by:
        writeValue in interface DataFormat
        Parameters:
        value - object that is written into internal data representation
        Returns:
        the data format's internal representation of that object
      • readValue

        public <T> T readValue​(String value,
                               String typeIdentifier)
        Description copied from interface: DataFormat
        Reads the internal representation of a data format to a java object of the desired class.
        Specified by:
        readValue in interface DataFormat
        Parameters:
        value - the object to be read
        typeIdentifier - the class to map the object to
        Returns:
        a java object of the specified class that was populated with the input parameter
      • readValue

        public <T> T readValue​(String value,
                               Class<T> cls)
        Description copied from interface: DataFormat
        Reads the internal representation of a data format to a java object of the desired class.
        Specified by:
        readValue in interface DataFormat
        Parameters:
        value - the object to be read
        cls - a data-format-specific type identifier that describes the class to map to
        Returns:
        a java object of the specified class that was populated with the input parameter
      • readValue

        protected <T> T readValue​(String value)