Package org.apache.groovy.jaxb.extensions

Class JaxbExtensions

java.lang.Object

org.apache.groovy.jaxb.extensions.JaxbExtensions

public class JaxbExtensions
extends Object

This class defines new groovy methods which appear on Jaxb-related JDK classes (JAXBContext, Marshaller) inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the first parameter being the destination class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JaxbExtensions()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> String	marshal(JAXBContext self, T jaxbElement)	Marshall an object to a xml String.
static <T> String	marshal(Marshaller self, T jaxbElement)	Marshall an object to a xml String.
static <T> T	unmarshal(JAXBContext self, String xml, Class<T> declaredType)	Unmarshal xml data from the given String to object of the given type.
static <T> T	unmarshal(Unmarshaller self, String xml, Class<T> declaredType)	Unmarshal xml data from the given String to object of the given type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JaxbExtensions

public JaxbExtensions()

Method Detail

marshal

public static <T> String marshal(Marshaller self,
                                 T jaxbElement)
                          throws JAXBException

Marshall an object to a xml String.

Parameters:

self - a Marshaller which can marshall the type of the given object

jaxbElement - object to marshall to a String

Returns:

String representing the object as xml

Throws:

JAXBException

marshal

public static <T> String marshal(JAXBContext self,
                                 T jaxbElement)
                          throws JAXBException

Marshall an object to a xml String.

Parameters:

self - a JaxbContext, which recognizes the type of the given object

jaxbElement - object to marshall to a String

Returns:

String representing the object as xml

Throws:

JAXBException

unmarshal

public static <T> T unmarshal(Unmarshaller self,
                              String xml,
                              Class<T> declaredType)
                       throws JAXBException

Unmarshal xml data from the given String to object of the given type.

Parameters:

self - Unmarshaller, a Unmarshaller which can unmarshall the type of the given object

xml - xml data as a String

declaredType - appropriate JAXB mapped class to hold node's xml data

Returns:

instance of destination class unmarshalled from xml

Throws:

JAXBException

unmarshal

public static <T> T unmarshal(JAXBContext self,
                              String xml,
                              Class<T> declaredType)
                       throws JAXBException

Unmarshal xml data from the given String to object of the given type.

Parameters:

self - a JaxbContext, which recognizes the type of the given object

xml - xml data as a String

declaredType - appropriate JAXB mapped class to hold node's xml data

Returns:

instance of destination class unmarshalled from xml

Throws:

JAXBException