## org.apache.axis.encoding.ser
Class BaseSerializerFactory

    java.lang.Object
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      +--org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseFactory
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            +--org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseSerializerFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable, SerializerFactory, SerializerFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ArraySerializerFactory, Base64SerializerFactory, BeanSerializerFactory, CalendarSerializerFactory, CastorSerializerFactory, DateSerializerFactory, DocumentSerializerFactory, ElementSerializerFactory, EnumSerializerFactory, HexSerializerFactory, JAFDataHandlerSerializerFactory, MapSerializerFactory, QNameSerializerFactory, SimpleSerializerFactory, VectorSerializerFactory

public abstract class BaseSerializerFactory
extends BaseFactory
implements SerializerFactory

Base class for Axis Serialization Factory classes for code reuse

Author:
  Rich Scheuerle <scheu@us.ibm.com>
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected java.lang.reflect.Method` `getSerializer`
`protected java.lang.Class` `javaType`
`protected Serializer` `ser`
`protected java.lang.Class` `serClass`
`protected java.lang.reflect.Constructor` `serClassConstructor`
`protected QName` `xmlType`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseFactory
`methodCache`

Constructor Summary
`BaseSerializerFactory(java.lang.Class serClass)` Constructor
`BaseSerializerFactory(java.lang.Class serClass, QName xmlType, java.lang.Class javaType)`

Method Summary
`static SerializerFactory` `createFactory(java.lang.Class factory, java.lang.Class javaType, QName xmlType)` Utility method that intospects on a factory class to decide how to create the factory.
`protected Serializer` `getGeneralPurpose(java.lang.String mechanismType)` Obtains a serializer by invoking <constructor>(javaType, xmlType) on the serClass.
`protected java.lang.reflect.Method` `getGetSerializer()` Returns the getSerializer.
`java.lang.Class` `getJavaType()` get javaType
`protected java.lang.reflect.Constructor` `getSerClassConstructor()` Returns the serClassConstructor.
`Serializer` `getSerializerAs(java.lang.String mechanismType)` Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.
`protected Serializer` `getSerializerAsInternal(java.lang.String mechanismType)`
`protected Serializer` `getSpecialized(java.lang.String mechanismType)` Obtains a serializer by invoking getSerializer method in the javaType class or its Helper class.
`java.util.Iterator` `getSupportedMechanismTypes()` Returns a list of all XML processing mechanism types supported by this SerializerFactory.
`QName` `getXMLType()` get xmlType

Methods inherited from class org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseFactory
`getMethod`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### serClass

    protected java.lang.Class serClass

### xmlType

    protected QName xmlType

### javaType

    protected java.lang.Class javaType

### ser

    protected transient Serializer ser

### serClassConstructor

    protected transient java.lang.reflect.Constructor serClassConstructor

### getSerializer

    protected transient java.lang.reflect.Method getSerializer

Constructor Detail

### BaseSerializerFactory

    public BaseSerializerFactory(java.lang.Class serClass)

  Constructor

Parameters:
  `serClass` - is the class of the Serializer Sharing is only valid for xml primitives.

### BaseSerializerFactory

    public BaseSerializerFactory(java.lang.Class serClass,
                                 QName xmlType,
                                 java.lang.Class javaType)

Method Detail

### getSerializerAs

    public Serializer getSerializerAs(java.lang.String mechanismType)
                               throws JAXRPCException

  Description copied from interface: `SerializerFactory`
  Returns a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.

  Specified by:
    `getSerializerAs` in interface `SerializerFactory`
  Parameters:
    `mechanismType` - - XML processing mechanism type [TBD: definition of valid constants]
  Returns:
    a Serializer for the specified XML processing mechanism type.
    `JAXRPCException`

### getSerializerAsInternal

    protected Serializer getSerializerAsInternal(java.lang.String mechanismType)
                                          throws JAXRPCException

    `JAXRPCException`

### getGeneralPurpose

    protected Serializer getGeneralPurpose(java.lang.String mechanismType)

  Obtains a serializer by invoking <constructor>(javaType, xmlType) on the serClass.

### getSpecialized

    protected Serializer getSpecialized(java.lang.String mechanismType)

  Obtains a serializer by invoking getSerializer method in the javaType class or its Helper class.

### getSupportedMechanismTypes

    public java.util.Iterator getSupportedMechanismTypes()

  Returns a list of all XML processing mechanism types supported by this SerializerFactory.

  Specified by:
    `getSupportedMechanismTypes` in interface `SerializerFactory`
  Returns:
    List of unique identifiers for the supported XML processing mechanism types

### getXMLType

    public QName getXMLType()

  get xmlType

  Returns:
    xmlType QName for this factory

### getJavaType

    public java.lang.Class getJavaType()

  get javaType

  Returns:
    javaType Class for this factory

### createFactory

    public static SerializerFactory createFactory(java.lang.Class factory,
                                                  java.lang.Class javaType,
                                                  QName xmlType)

  Utility method that intospects on a factory class to decide how to create the factory. Tries in the following order: public static create(Class javaType, QName xmlType) public <constructor>(Class javaType, QName xmlType) public <constructor>()

  Parameters:
    `factory` - class
    `xmlType` -
    `javaType` -

### getGetSerializer

    protected java.lang.reflect.Method getGetSerializer()

  Returns the getSerializer.

  Returns:
    Method

### getSerClassConstructor

    protected java.lang.reflect.Constructor getSerClassConstructor()

  Returns the serClassConstructor.

  Returns:
    Constructor

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