Package com.helger.xml.microdom.convert

Interface IMicroTypeConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Data type to handle.

All Known Implementing Classes:

ColorMicroTypeConverter, MimeTypeInfoMicroTypeConverter, MultilingualTextMicroTypeConverterRegistrar.MultilingualTextConverter, MultilingualTextMicroTypeConverterRegistrar.ReadOnlyMultilingualTextConverter, StringBasedMicroTypeConverter, StringMicroTypeConverter

public interface IMicroTypeConverter<T>

Interface to be implemented to marshal between IMicroElement and a native object.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default IMicroElement	convertToMicroElement(T aObject, String sTagName)	Convert the passed object to a micro element using the specified tag name and a null namespace URI.
IMicroElement	convertToMicroElement(T aObject, String sNamespaceURI, String sTagName)	Convert the passed object to a micro element using the specified tag name
T	convertToNative(IMicroElement aElement)	Convert the passed object to a native element.

Method Detail

convertToMicroElement

@Nullable
default IMicroElement convertToMicroElement(@Nonnull
                                            T aObject,
                                            @Nonnull @Nonempty
                                            String sTagName)

Convert the passed object to a micro element using the specified tag name and a null namespace URI.

Parameters:

aObject - The object to be converted. May not be null.

sTagName - The tag name to be used. May neither be null nor empty.

Returns:

null in case creation failed. A micro element with the specified namespace and tag name otherwise.

convertToMicroElement

@Nullable
IMicroElement convertToMicroElement(@Nonnull
                                    T aObject,
                                    @Nullable
                                    String sNamespaceURI,
                                    @Nonnull @Nonempty
                                    String sTagName)

Convert the passed object to a micro element using the specified tag name

Parameters:

aObject - The object to be converted. May not be null.

sNamespaceURI - The namespace URI for the element to be created. May be null.

sTagName - The tag name to be used. May neither be null nor empty.

Returns:

null in case creation failed. A micro element with the specified namespace and tag name otherwise.

convertToNative

@Nullable
T convertToNative(@Nonnull
                  IMicroElement aElement)

Convert the passed object to a native element.

Parameters:

aElement - The micro element to be converted.

Returns:

null if conversion to a native object failed.