java.beans
Class Encoder

java.lang.Object
  java.beans.Encoder

Direct Known Subclasses:

XMLEncoder

public class Encoder
extends Object

An Encoder is a class which can be used to create files or streams that encode the state of a collection of JavaBeans in terms of their public APIs. The Encoder, in conjunction with its persistence delegates, is responsible for breaking the object graph down into a series of Statementss and Expressions which can be used to create it. A subclass typically provides a syntax for these expressions using some human readable form - like Java source code or XML.

Since:

1.4

Constructor Summary
Encoder()

 

Method Summary
Object	get(Object oldInstance)           Returns a tentative value for oldInstance in the environment created by this stream.
ExceptionListener	getExceptionListener()           Gets the exception handler for this stream.
PersistenceDelegate	getPersistenceDelegate(Class<?> type)           Returns the persistence delegate for the given type.
Object	remove(Object oldInstance)           Removes the entry for this instance, returning the old entry.
void	setExceptionListener(ExceptionListener exceptionListener)           Sets the exception handler for this stream to exceptionListener.
void	setPersistenceDelegate(Class<?> type, PersistenceDelegate persistenceDelegate)           Sets the persistence delegate associated with this type to persistenceDelegate.
void	writeExpression(Expression oldExp)           The implementation first checks to see if an expression with this value has already been written.
protected  void	writeObject(Object o)           Write the specified object to the output stream.
void	writeStatement(Statement oldStm)           Writes statement oldStm to the stream.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Constructor Detail

Encoder

public Encoder()

writeObject

protected void writeObject(Object o)

Write the specified object to the output stream. The serialized form will denote a series of expressions, the combined effect of which will create an equivalent object when the input stream is read. By default, the object is assumed to be a JavaBean with a nullary constructor, whose state is defined by the matching pairs of "setter" and "getter" methods returned by the Introspector.

Parameters:

o - The object to be written to the stream.

See Also:

XMLDecoder.readObject()

setExceptionListener

public void setExceptionListener(ExceptionListener exceptionListener)

Sets the exception handler for this stream to exceptionListener. The exception handler is notified when this stream catches recoverable exceptions.

Parameters:

exceptionListener - The exception handler for this stream; if null the default exception listener will be used.

See Also:

getExceptionListener()

getExceptionListener

public ExceptionListener getExceptionListener()

Gets the exception handler for this stream.

Returns:

The exception handler for this stream; Will return the default exception listener if this has not explicitly been set.

See Also:

setExceptionListener(java.beans.ExceptionListener)

getPersistenceDelegate

public PersistenceDelegate getPersistenceDelegate(Class<?> type)

Returns the persistence delegate for the given type. The persistence delegate is calculated by applying the following of rules in order:

• If the type is an array, an internal persistence delegate is returned which will instantiate an array of the appropriate type and length, initializing each of its elements as if they are properties.
• If the type is a proxy, an internal persistence delegate is returned which will instantiate a new proxy instance using the static "newProxyInstance" method defined in the Proxy class.
• If the BeanInfo for this type has a BeanDescriptor which defined a "persistenceDelegate" property, this value is returned.
• In all other cases the default persistence delegate is returned. The default persistence delegate assumes the type is a JavaBean, implying that it has a default constructor and that its state may be characterized by the matching pairs of "setter" and "getter" methods returned by the Introspector. The default constructor is the constructor with the greatest number of parameters that has the ConstructorProperties annotation. If none of the constructors have the ConstructorProperties annotation, then the nullary constructor (constructor with no parameters) will be used. For example, in the following the nullary constructor for Foo will be used, while the two parameter constructor for Bar will be used. public class Foo { public Foo() { ... } public Foo(int x) { ... } } public class Bar { public Bar() { ... }

  Parameters:

  type - The type of the object.

  Returns:

  The persistence delegate for this type of object.

  See Also:

  setPersistenceDelegate(java.lang.Class, java.beans.PersistenceDelegate), Introspector.getBeanInfo(java.lang.Class), BeanInfo.getBeanDescriptor()

public void setPersistenceDelegate(Class<?> type,
                                   PersistenceDelegate persistenceDelegate)

public Object remove(Object oldInstance)

public Object get(Object oldInstance)

public void writeStatement(Statement oldStm)

public void writeExpression(Expression oldExp)