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Interface sdsu.util.Stringizable
- public interface Stringizable
An interface for objects that can convert itself to a string and "recreate" itself from
that string. This interface is much more limited than Serializable. The few advantages
Stringizable has over Serializable are: Stringizable works with Java 1.0.2,
the string version of an object is readable and parsable by humans, and the
string version of an object is ligher weight than in Serializable. The main use
of Stringizable is for use in Java 1.0.2, motivate for students
the utility of Serializable with less overhead, and for use in client-server
programing where the strings must satisfy a protocol.
- Author:
- Roger Whitney (whitney@cs.sdsu.edu)
- See Also:
- Stringizer, SimpleTokenizer, TokenCharacters
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fromString(String)
- Converts a string to an object.
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setSeparatorChar(char)
- Set character used to separate elements in String representation of object
-
setTokenCharacters(TokenCharacters)
- Sets TokenCharacters used to convert object from/to strings/streams.
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toString()
- Converts the object to a string
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toString(String)
- Converts the object to a string with given header information.
fromString
public abstract void fromString(String objectString) throws ConversionException
- Converts a string to an object. String must be created from object of same
Class you are trying to recreate.
- Throws: ConversionException
- If there is a problem converting to object.
toString
public abstract String toString()
- Converts the object to a string
- Overrides:
- toString in class Object
toString
public abstract String toString(String header)
- Converts the object to a string with given header information.
setSeparatorChar
public abstract void setSeparatorChar(char separatorChar)
- Set character used to separate elements in String representation of object
setTokenCharacters
public abstract void setTokenCharacters(TokenCharacters newParseTable)
- Sets TokenCharacters used to convert object from/to strings/streams.
Current values for separatorChar override separator
settings in TokenCharacters object.
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