org.mule.transformers.xml
Class ObjectToXml

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.mule.transformers.AbstractTransformer
      extended byorg.mule.transformers.AbstractEventAwareTransformer
          extended byorg.mule.transformers.xml.AbstractXStreamTransformer
              extended byorg.mule.transformers.xml.ObjectToXml
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, Initialisable, Serializable, UMOSimpleTransformer, UMOTransformer

public class ObjectToXml
extends AbstractXStreamTransformer

ObjectToXml converts any object to xml using Xstream. Xstream uses some cleaver tricks so objects that get marshalled to xml do not need to implement any interfaces including Serializable and you don't even need to specify a default constructor. If UMOMessage is added as a source type on this transformer then the UMOMessage will be serialised. This is useful for transports such as tcp where the message headers would normally be lost.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.mule.transformers.AbstractTransformer
endpoint, logger, name, nextTransformer, returnClass, sourceTypes, TRANSFORMER_DEFAULT
 
Fields inherited from interface org.mule.umo.transformer.UMOSimpleTransformer
SERVICE_ID
 
Constructor Summary
ObjectToXml()
           
 
Method Summary
 Object transform(Object src, String encoding, UMOEventContext context)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.mule.transformers.xml.AbstractXStreamTransformer
getAliases, getConverters, getDriverClassName, getXStream, requiresCurrentEvent, setAliases, setConverters, setDriverClassName
 
Methods inherited from class org.mule.transformers.AbstractEventAwareTransformer
doTransform
 
Methods inherited from class org.mule.transformers.AbstractTransformer
checkReturnClass, clone, generateTransformerName, getEndpoint, getFinalReturnClass, getName, getNextTransformer, getReturnClass, getSourceType, getSourceTypeClassesIterator, initialise, isAcceptNull, isIgnoreBadInput, isSourceTypeSupported, isSourceTypeSupported, registerSourceType, setEndpoint, setIgnoreBadInput, setName, setNextTransformer, setReturnClass, setSourceType, toString, transform, unregisterSourceType
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ObjectToXml

public ObjectToXml()
Method Detail

transform

public Object transform(Object src,
                        String encoding,
                        UMOEventContext context)
                 throws TransformerException
Specified by:
transform in class AbstractEventAwareTransformer
Throws:
TransformerException


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