Interface Mapper<T>

public interface Mapper<T>
Runtime contract a build-time-generated mapper implements for one @Mapped class. Application code rarely references Mapper directly -- it goes through the typed entry points on Mappers. The interface exists so generated code has a single ServiceLoader-friendly shape and so extensions (custom converters, plug-in serializers) can sit on the same type.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    T
    fromMap(Map<String,Object> map)
    Inverse of #toMap.
    T
    readXml(Element root)
    Inverse of #writeXml.
    Map<String,Object>
    toMap(T instance)
    Serializes instance to the JSON map representation that com.codename1.io.JSONParser produces in reverse.
    java.lang.Class<T>
    type()
    The class this mapper handles.
    void
    writeXml(T instance, Element root)
    Serializes instance into the given Element.
    String
    xmlRootName()
    XML root element name (@XmlRoot.value, falling back to the class simple name with a lowercase first character).

  • Method Details

    • type

      java.lang.Class<T> type()
      The class this mapper handles. The instance registry on Mappers is keyed on this value; generated mappers never call Class.forName.

    • toMap

      Map<String,Object> toMap(T instance)
      Serializes instance to the JSON map representation that com.codename1.io.JSONParser produces in reverse. Sub-objects that have their own registered Mapper are emitted as nested maps; scalars (String, boxed primitives, null) go in as-is.

    • fromMap

      T fromMap(Map<String,Object> map)
      Inverse of #toMap. Receives a Map<String, Object> as produced by JSONParser and populates a fresh T.

    • xmlRootName

      String xmlRootName()
      XML root element name (@XmlRoot.value, falling back to the class simple name with a lowercase first character).

    • writeXml

      void writeXml(T instance, Element root)
      Serializes instance into the given Element. Implementations append child elements / attributes; the root element is supplied by the caller so the same mapper can also be invoked from inside a parent element.

    • readXml

      T readXml(Element root)
      Inverse of #writeXml. Receives an Element (the root that Mappers.toXml produced or that a parser delivered) and populates a fresh T.