de.zmt.util

Class ParamsUtil

java.lang.Object

de.zmt.util.ParamsUtil

public final class ParamsUtil
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T extends Serializable> T	clone(T object) Clones a Serializable object using serialization.
static XStream	getXStreamInstance() Returns the XStream instance used for XML serialization.
static <T extends Enum<T>> String[]	obtainEnumDomain(Class<T> enumType) Obtains the domain for given enumType to be used in Properties objects.
static <T> T	readFromXml(Path path, Class<T> clazz) Reads an xml file and returns its data as an object, using XStream instance.
static void	writeToXml(Object object, Path path) Data from given object is written to an XML file, using XStream instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getXStreamInstance

public static XStream getXStreamInstance()

Returns the XStream instance used for XML serialization.

XStream is thread-safe. See documentation for details.

Returns:

the XStream instance

readFromXml

public static <T> T readFromXml(Path path,
                                Class<T> clazz)
                         throws IOException,
                                XStreamException

Reads an xml file and returns its data as an object, using XStream instance.

Parameters:

path - the path to the XML file to read

clazz - class to be used for the returned object

Returns:

object generated from XML file

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs opening the file

XStreamException - if the object cannot be deserialized

writeToXml

public static void writeToXml(Object object,
                              Path path)
                       throws IOException,
                              XStreamException

Data from given object is written to an XML file, using XStream instance.

Parameters:

object -

path - the path to the file that has to be written

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs opening or creating the file

XStreamException - if the object cannot be serialized

obtainEnumDomain

public static <T extends Enum<T>> String[] obtainEnumDomain(Class<T> enumType)

Obtains the domain for given enumType to be used in Properties objects.

Parameters:

enumType -

Returns:

domain for enumType

clone

public static <T extends Serializable> T clone(T object)

Clones a Serializable object using serialization.

Parameters:

object -

Returns:

cloned object

See Also:

How Do I Clone A JAXB Object