org.licas.parsers.types

Class LinkedHashMapParser

java.lang.Object

org.licas.parsers.types.ListParser

org.licas.parsers.types.LinkedHashMapParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.ai_heuristic.def.ParserDef

public class LinkedHashMapParser
extends ListParser

This class parses standard LinkedHashMap structures. This includes parsing nested lists and any objects that they might store.

Author:

Kieran Greer

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.licas.parsers.types.ListParser

ARRAYCLASS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LinkedHashMapParser() Creates a new instance of LinkedHashMapParser

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	elementToLinkedHashMap(java.util.LinkedHashMap data, org.licas_xml.abs.Element paramXml) Parse the information to return a LinkedHashMap of the values.
static void	linkedHashMapToElement(java.util.LinkedHashMap data, org.licas_xml.abs.Element rootElem) Parse a LinkedHashMap to generate an xml representation.
java.lang.Object	parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse) Parse the information to return a list of the values.
org.licas_xml.abs.Element	serialize(java.lang.Object toSerialize) Parse a LinkedHashMap to generate an xml representation.

Methods inherited from class org.licas.parsers.types.ListParser

createAddListObject, createAddMapObject, isList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LinkedHashMapParser

public LinkedHashMapParser()

Creates a new instance of LinkedHashMapParser

Method Detail

parse

public java.lang.Object parse(org.licas_xml.abs.Element toParse)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parse the information to return a list of the values.

Parameters:

toParse - a description of the data.

Returns:

a LinkedHashMap with real values contained.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

serialize

public org.licas_xml.abs.Element serialize(java.lang.Object toSerialize)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception

Parse a LinkedHashMap to generate an xml representation.

Parameters:

toSerialize - the data list.

Returns:

an element if a list or the original object if not a list.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

elementToLinkedHashMap

public static void elementToLinkedHashMap(java.util.LinkedHashMap data,
                                          org.licas_xml.abs.Element paramXml)
                                   throws java.lang.Exception

Parse the information to return a LinkedHashMap of the values.

Parameters:

data - the LinkedHashMap to store the data in.

paramXml - a description of the Const.PARAMETER data.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.

linkedHashMapToElement

public static void linkedHashMapToElement(java.util.LinkedHashMap data,
                                          org.licas_xml.abs.Element rootElem)
                                   throws java.lang.Exception

Parse a LinkedHashMap to generate an xml representation.

Parameters:

data - the data HashMap.

rootElem - the root element.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - any error.