org.apertereports.common.xml
Class XmlHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.apertereports.common.xml.XmlHelper

Direct Known Subclasses:

XmlReportConfigLoader

public abstract class XmlHelper
extends Object

A helper class that provides convenient methods for transforming the XML form of report parameters to collections (lists, maps) and vice versa.

The XML representation is marshaled and unmarshaled using XStream.

Constructor Summary

protected

XmlHelper()

Method Summary

protected abstract Class[]	getSupportedClasses()
String	marshall(Object object)
Object	unmarshall(InputStream stream)
Object	unmarshall(String xml)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XmlHelper

protected XmlHelper()

Method Detail

getSupportedClasses

protected abstract Class[] getSupportedClasses()

marshall

public String marshall(Object object)

unmarshall

public Object unmarshall(String xml)

unmarshall

public Object unmarshall(InputStream stream)