org.safs.xml

Class XMLEncoderDecoder

java.lang.Object

org.safs.xml.XMLEncoderDecoder

public class XMLEncoderDecoder
extends java.lang.Object

This class is a wrapper for SUN's XMLEncode/XMLDecode classes which convert JavaBeans into XML and back again. It requires jdk1.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XMLEncoderDecoder()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.io.Serializable	xmlDecode(byte[] bytes) Purpose: convert the passed bytes which represent an xml 'object', and convert them to an instance of an 'object' described by the xml.
static java.io.Serializable	xmlDecode(java.lang.String filename) Purpose: read the bytes from 'filename' (the xml file), and convert them to an instance of an 'object' described by the xml.
static byte[]	xmlEncode(java.io.Serializable obj) Purpose: convert the passed object instance into an array of bytes which represent it as an xml 'object', Assumptions: jvm 1.4, that the object is serializable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

XMLEncoderDecoder

public XMLEncoderDecoder()

Method Detail

xmlEncode

public static byte[] xmlEncode(java.io.Serializable obj)

Purpose: convert the passed object instance into an array of bytes which represent it as an xml 'object',
Assumptions: jvm 1.4, that the object is serializable

Parameters:

bytes, - byte[]

Returns:

Serializable

xmlDecode

public static java.io.Serializable xmlDecode(byte[] bytes)

Purpose: convert the passed bytes which represent an xml 'object', and convert them to an instance of an 'object' described by the xml.
Assumptions: jvm 1.4

Parameters:

bytes, - byte[]

Returns:

Serializable

xmlDecode

public static java.io.Serializable xmlDecode(java.lang.String filename)
                                      throws java.io.IOException

Purpose: read the bytes from 'filename' (the xml file), and convert them to an instance of an 'object' described by the xml.
Assumptions: jvm 1.4

Parameters:

filename, - String

Returns:

Serializable

Throws:

java.io.IOException