com.sdicons.json.serializer.helper
Interface MarshallHelper

All Superinterfaces:

Helper

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractHelper, ArrayHelper, BigDecimalHelper, BigIntegerHelper, BooleanHelper, ByteHelper, CharacterHelper, CollectionHelper, ColorHelper, DateHelper, DoubleHelper, EnumHelper, FloatHelper, FontHelper, IntegerHelper, LongHelper, MapHelper, ObjectHelper, ObjectHelperDirect, ShortHelper, StringHelper

public interface MarshallHelper
extends Helper

A helper can render an instance of a specific class in a custom way. It is the helpers responsability to render instances of a class to/from JSON.

Method Summary

Object	parseValue(JSONObject aObjectElement, JSONMarshall aMarshall, HashMap aPool) Convert JSON representation into an instance of a class.
void	renderValue(Object aObj, JSONObject aObjectElement, JSONMarshall aMarshall, HashMap aPool) Convert an element to JSON.

Methods inherited from interface com.sdicons.json.helper.Helper

getHelpedClass

Method Detail

renderValue

void renderValue(Object aObj,
                 JSONObject aObjectElement,
                 JSONMarshall aMarshall,
                 HashMap aPool)
                 throws MarshallException

Convert an element to JSON.

Parameters:

aObj - Instance that should be rendered to JSON.

aObjectElement - The parent element where we have to put the rendered information. A helper is allowed to add child elements.

aMarshall - The marshall we can use to recursively render parts of our own object.

aPool - A pool of objects already encountered. Is used to resolve references.

Throws:

MarshallException

parseValue

Object parseValue(JSONObject aObjectElement,
                  JSONMarshall aMarshall,
                  HashMap aPool)
                  throws MarshallException

Convert JSON representation into an instance of a class.

Parameters:

aObjectElement - The source element we have to convert into an object.

aMarshall - The marshall we can use to convert sub elements into subobjects to compose our target object.

aPool - A pool of objects already encountered. Is used to resolve references.

Returns:

The newly created object.

Throws:

MarshallException