org.apache.tapestry.services
Interface DataSqueezer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSqueezerImpl

public interface DataSqueezer

Lightweight serialization used to encode values into strings that are stored in query parameters and hidden fields.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

String	squeeze(Object data) Squeezes the data object into a String by locating an appropriate adaptor that can perform the conversion.
String[]	squeeze(Object[] data) A convenience; invokes squeeze(Object)for each element in the data array.
Object	unsqueeze(String string) Unsqueezes the string.
Object[]	unsqueeze(String[] strings) Convenience method for unsqueezing many strings (back into objects).

Method Detail

squeeze

String squeeze(Object data)

Squeezes the data object into a String by locating an appropriate adaptor that can perform the conversion. data may be null.

squeeze

String[] squeeze(Object[] data)

A convenience; invokes squeeze(Object)for each element in the data array. If data is null, returns null.

unsqueeze

Object unsqueeze(String string)

Unsqueezes the string. Note that in a special case, where the first character of the string is not a recognized prefix, it is assumed that the string is simply a string, and returned with no change.

unsqueeze

Object[] unsqueeze(String[] strings)

Convenience method for unsqueezing many strings (back into objects).

If strings is null, returns null.