org.jboss.marshalling

Interface ClassTable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChainingClassTable, ModularClassTable

public interface ClassTable

A lookup mechanism for predefined classes. Some marshallers can use this to avoid sending lengthy class descriptor information.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	ClassTable.Writer The class writer for a specific class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ClassTable.Writer	getClassWriter(Class<?> clazz) Determine whether the given class reference is a valid predefined reference.
Class<?>	readClass(Unmarshaller unmarshaller) Read a class from the stream.

Method Detail

getClassWriter

ClassTable.Writer getClassWriter(Class<?> clazz)
                          throws IOException

Determine whether the given class reference is a valid predefined reference.

Parameters:

clazz - the candidate class

Returns:

the class writer, or null to use the default mechanism

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

readClass

Class<?> readClass(Unmarshaller unmarshaller)
            throws IOException,
                   ClassNotFoundException

Read a class from the stream. The class will have been written by the getClassWriter(Class) method's Writer instance, as defined above.

Parameters:

unmarshaller - the unmarshaller to read from

Returns:

the class

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

ClassNotFoundException - if a class could not be found