org.openptk.structure
Class JsonConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.openptk.structure.Converter
      org.openptk.structure.JsonConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConverterIF

public class JsonConverter
extends Converter

This class supports the conversion of StructureIF data TO and FROM JSON. Nested data is presented using standard JSON syntax.

Author:

Scott Fehrman, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
contributor Derrick Harcey, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.openptk.structure.Converter

GT, GTE, KEYVALUE, LT, LTE, NEWLINE, PAD, QUOTE, SEPARATOR

Fields inherited from interface org.openptk.structure.ConverterIF

PROP_CHILDREN, PROP_NAMEVALUE, PROP_VALUE, VALUE_CHILDREN_DISCRETE, VALUE_CHILDREN_LIST, VALUE_NAMEVALUE_COLLAPSED, VALUE_NAMEVALUE_EXPANDED, VALUE_VALUE_MULTI, VALUE_VALUE_SINGLE

Constructor Summary

JsonConverter()
Creates a new JsonConverter object.

Method Summary

StructureIF	decode(java.lang.String data) Convert the JSON syntax (String) into StructureIF data.
java.lang.String	encode(StructureIF struct) Convert the Structure data into a JSON (syntax) String.

Methods inherited from class org.openptk.structure.Converter

getStructInfo, getStructInfoIds, getStructProperty, getType, handleError, pad, setStructInfo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JsonConverter

public JsonConverter()

Creates a new JsonConverter object.

Method Detail

decode

public final StructureIF decode(java.lang.String data)
                         throws ConverterException

Convert the JSON syntax (String) into StructureIF data.

Specified by:

decode in interface ConverterIF

Overrides:

decode in class Converter

Parameters:

data - JSON representation of the data

Returns:

StructureIF data

Throws:

ConverterException

encode

public final java.lang.String encode(StructureIF struct)
                              throws ConverterException

Convert the Structure data into a JSON (syntax) String.

Specified by:

encode in interface ConverterIF

Overrides:

encode in class Converter

Parameters:

struct - StructureIF of data

Returns:

String JSON representation of the data

Throws:

ConverterException