ca.uwaterloo.epad.xml

Class SimpleMarshaller

java.lang.Object

ca.uwaterloo.epad.xml.SimpleMarshaller

public class SimpleMarshaller
extends java.lang.Object

This class handles saving and loading the workspace layout as well as loading the GUI layout. It handles subclasses of MoveableItem class automatically, saving and loading the basic parameters (x, y, width, height, drawerId, image, transformation matrix and class name) as well as all extra fields that are marked with XmlAttribute annotation.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Dmitry Pyryeskin

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleMarshaller()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	marshallLayout(java.io.File file) Save the layout of the workspace into the specified file.
static void	unmarshallGui(Application app, java.io.File file) Load the GUI layout from the specified file.
static void	unmarshallLayout(java.io.File file) Load the workspace layout from the specified file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleMarshaller

public SimpleMarshaller()

Method Detail

marshallLayout

public static void marshallLayout(java.io.File file)
                           throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                  java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                  javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException,
                                  javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

Save the layout of the workspace into the specified file.

Parameters:

file - a valid file instance to save the layout into

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException

javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

unmarshallLayout

public static void unmarshallLayout(java.io.File file)
                             throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException,
                                    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                    java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                    java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                    java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
                                    java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                                    java.lang.SecurityException

Load the workspace layout from the specified file.

Parameters:

file - valid XML file that contains a workspace layout

Throws:

javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

java.lang.InstantiationException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

java.lang.SecurityException

unmarshallGui

public static void unmarshallGui(Application app,
                 java.io.File file)
                          throws javax.xml.transform.TransformerException,
                                 java.lang.NumberFormatException,
                                 java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                 java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                 org.w3c.dom.DOMException,
                                 java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                 java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException,
                                 java.lang.NoSuchMethodException,
                                 java.lang.SecurityException

Load the GUI layout from the specified file.

Parameters:

app - Application object

file - valid XML file that contains the GUI layout

Throws:

javax.xml.transform.TransformerException

java.lang.NumberFormatException

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

java.lang.IllegalAccessException

org.w3c.dom.DOMException

java.lang.InstantiationException

java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

java.lang.NoSuchMethodException

java.lang.SecurityException