Package org.identityconnectors.framework.impl.serializer

Interface ObjectDecoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryObjectDecoder, XmlObjectDecoder

public interface ObjectDecoder

Interface to abstract away the difference between deserializing xml and binary

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	getNumSubObjects()	Returns the number of anonymous sub-objects.
boolean	readBooleanContents()	Reads the value in-line.
boolean	readBooleanField(String fieldName, boolean dflt)	Reads a boolean.
byte[]	readByteArrayContents()	reads the value in-line.
byte	readByteContents()	reads the value in-line.
Class<?>	readClassContents()	reads the value in-line.
Class<?>	readClassField(String fieldName, Class<?> dflt)	Reads a Class.
double	readDoubleContents()	reads the value in-line.
double	readDoubleField(String fieldName, double dflt)	Reads a double.
float	readFloatContents()	Reads the value in-line.
float	readFloatField(String fieldName, float dflt)	Reads a float.
int	readIntContents()	Reads the value in-line.
int	readIntField(String fieldName, int dflt)	Reads an int.
long	readLongContents()	reads the value in-line.
long	readLongField(String fieldName, long dflt)	Reads a long.
Object	readObjectContents(int index)	Reads a sub-object
Object	readObjectField(String fieldName, Class<?> expectedType, Object dflt)	Reads an object using the appropriate serializer for that object
String	readStringContents()	Reads the value in-line.
String	readStringField(String fieldName, String dflt)	Reads a String.

Method Detail

readObjectField

Object readObjectField(String fieldName,
                       Class<?> expectedType,
                       Object dflt)

Reads an object using the appropriate serializer for that object

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The subelement name for xml serialization

readBooleanField

boolean readBooleanField(String fieldName,
                         boolean dflt)

Reads a boolean.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readIntField

int readIntField(String fieldName,
                 int dflt)

Reads an int.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readLongField

long readLongField(String fieldName,
                   long dflt)

Reads a long.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readFloatField

float readFloatField(String fieldName,
                     float dflt)

Reads a float.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readClassField

Class<?> readClassField(String fieldName,
                        Class<?> dflt)

Reads a Class.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readStringField

String readStringField(String fieldName,
                       String dflt)

Reads a String.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readDoubleField

double readDoubleField(String fieldName,
                       double dflt)

Reads a double.

Parameters:

fieldName - A hint of the field name. Ignored for binary serialization. The attribute name for xml serialization

readStringContents

String readStringContents()

Reads the value in-line.

readBooleanContents

boolean readBooleanContents()

Reads the value in-line.

readIntContents

int readIntContents()

Reads the value in-line.

readLongContents

long readLongContents()

reads the value in-line.

readFloatContents

float readFloatContents()

Reads the value in-line.

readDoubleContents

double readDoubleContents()

reads the value in-line.

readByteContents

byte readByteContents()

reads the value in-line.

readByteArrayContents

byte[] readByteArrayContents()

reads the value in-line.

readClassContents

Class<?> readClassContents()

reads the value in-line.

getNumSubObjects

int getNumSubObjects()

Returns the number of anonymous sub-objects.

Returns:

readObjectContents

Object readObjectContents(int index)

Reads a sub-object