org.boon.json.serializers.impl

Class AbstractCustomFieldSerializer

java.lang.Object

org.boon.json.serializers.impl.AbstractCustomFieldSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

CustomFieldSerializer

public abstract class AbstractCustomFieldSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements CustomFieldSerializer

Custom serializer for a specific field of a specific class.
The field is identified by its name, not by its alias (specified by the annotation SerializedName).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractCustomFieldSerializer(java.lang.Class<?> parentClass, java.lang.String fieldName) Constructor of the serializer.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract void	serialize(JsonSerializerInternal serializer, java.lang.Object parent, FieldAccess fieldAccess, java.lang.Object value, CharBuf builder) This method has to be overloaded to specify how this field is serialized.
boolean	serializeField(JsonSerializerInternal serializer, java.lang.Object parent, FieldAccess fieldAccess, CharBuf builder)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractCustomFieldSerializer

public AbstractCustomFieldSerializer(java.lang.Class<?> parentClass,
                             java.lang.String fieldName)

Constructor of the serializer.

Parameters:

parentClass - Class containing the field to serialize.

fieldName - Name of the field to serialize.

Method Detail

serializeField

public boolean serializeField(JsonSerializerInternal serializer,
                     java.lang.Object parent,
                     FieldAccess fieldAccess,
                     CharBuf builder)

Specified by:

serializeField in interface CustomFieldSerializer

serialize

protected abstract void serialize(JsonSerializerInternal serializer,
             java.lang.Object parent,
             FieldAccess fieldAccess,
             java.lang.Object value,
             CharBuf builder)

This method has to be overloaded to specify how this field is serialized.
For example:

 if (value != null) {
        builder.addJsonFieldName(fieldAcces.name());
        builder.addQuoted(value.toString());
 } else {
        builder.addJsonFieldName(fieldAcces.name());
        builder.addQuoted("N/A");
 }
 

Parameters:

serializer - JsonSerializer to help serializing dates, arrays...

parent - Class containing the field.

fieldAccess - Field access.

value - Value of the field.

builder - Json builder.