org.mule.transformer.simple
Class ObjectToString

java.lang.Object
  org.mule.transformer.AbstractTransformer
      org.mule.transformer.simple.ObjectToString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Initialisable, NamedObject, BaseTransformer, DiscoverableTransformer, Transformer

public class ObjectToString
extends AbstractTransformer
implements DiscoverableTransformer

ObjectToString transformer is useful for debugging. It will return human-readable output for various kinds of objects. Right now, it is just coded to handle Map and Collection objects. Others will be added.

Field Summary

protected static int

DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE

Fields inherited from class org.mule.transformer.AbstractTransformer

DEFAULT_TRUNCATE_LENGTH, endpoint, logger, name, returnClass, sourceTypes

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.transformer.DiscoverableTransformer

DEFAULT_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING, MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING, MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING

Fields inherited from interface org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable

PHASE_NAME

Constructor Summary

ObjectToString()

Method Summary

Object	doTransform(Object src, String encoding)
int	getPriorityWeighting() If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one
void	setPriorityWeighting(int priorityWeighting) If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Methods inherited from class org.mule.transformer.AbstractTransformer

checkReturnClass, generateTransformerName, getEndpoint, getName, getReturnClass, getSourceTypes, initialise, isAcceptNull, isConsumed, isIgnoreBadInput, isSourceTypeSupported, isSourceTypeSupported, registerSourceType, setEndpoint, setIgnoreBadInput, setName, setReturnClass, toString, transform, unregisterSourceType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE

protected static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ObjectToString

public ObjectToString()

Method Detail

doTransform

public Object doTransform(Object src,
                          String encoding)
                   throws TransformerException

Specified by:

doTransform in class AbstractTransformer

Throws:

TransformerException

getPriorityWeighting

public int getPriorityWeighting()

Description copied from interface: DiscoverableTransformer

If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Specified by:

getPriorityWeighting in interface DiscoverableTransformer

Returns:

the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between DiscoverableTransformer.MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and DiscoverableTransformer.MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.

setPriorityWeighting

public void setPriorityWeighting(int priorityWeighting)

Description copied from interface: DiscoverableTransformer

If 2 or more discoverable transformers are equal, this value can be used to select the correct one

Specified by:

setPriorityWeighting in interface DiscoverableTransformer

Parameters:

priorityWeighting - the priority weighting for this transformer. This is a value between DiscoverableTransformer.MIN_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING and DiscoverableTransformer.MAX_PRIORITY_WEIGHTING.