Package net.sf.opendse.io

Class Common

java.lang.Object

net.sf.opendse.io.Common

public class Common
extends Object

The Common class contains common methods for reading and writing a Specification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Common()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	fromString(String s)	Transforms a Base64 string into an object.
static Iterable<nu.xom.Element>	iterable(nu.xom.Elements elements)	Transforms an Elements object into a set of iterable Element objects.
static void	setAttributes(IAttributes e, Attributes attributes)	Sets the Attributes.
static Object	toInstance(String value, Class<?> clazz)	Returns an instance of a given Class.
static String	toString(Serializable o)	Transforms an object into a Base64 string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Common

public Common()

Method Details

iterable

public static Iterable<nu.xom.Element> iterable(nu.xom.Elements elements)

Transforms an Elements object into a set of iterable Element objects.

Parameters:

elements - the elements object

Returns:

the iterable element objects

toInstance

public static Object toInstance(String value,
 Class<?> clazz)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException,
SecurityException,
InstantiationException,
IllegalAccessException,
InvocationTargetException,
NoSuchMethodException

Returns an instance of a given Class.

Parameters:

value -

clazz - the Class object

Returns:

the instance of the given class

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

SecurityException

InstantiationException

IllegalAccessException

InvocationTargetException

NoSuchMethodException

setAttributes

public static void setAttributes(IAttributes e,
 Attributes attributes)

Sets the Attributes.

Parameters:

e - the IAttributes

attributes - the attributes to set

fromString

public static Object fromString(String s)
                         throws IOException,
ClassNotFoundException

Transforms a Base64 string into an object.

Parameters:

s - the string

Returns:

the object

Throws:

IOException - thrown in case of an IO error

ClassNotFoundException - thrown in case the class does not exist

toString

public static String toString(Serializable o)
                       throws IOException

Transforms an object into a Base64 string.

Parameters:

o - the object

Returns:

the string

Throws:

IOException - thrown in case of an IO error