ePOST API

rice.p2p.util
Class XMLObjectInputStream

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.io.InputStream
      extended by java.io.ObjectInputStream
          extended by rice.p2p.util.XMLObjectInputStream
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Closeable, java.io.DataInput, java.io.ObjectInput, java.io.ObjectStreamConstants

public class XMLObjectInputStream
extends java.io.ObjectInputStream

XMLObjectInputStreamm is an extension of ObjectInputStreamm which provides for deserialization for objects which have been converted to XML via a XMLObjectOutputStream. This class supports all of the features of the ObjectInputStreamm, including serialization support for any Java object graph implementing the Serializable interface, support for Externalizable classes, custom deserialization via the readObject() method, class evolution via the readObjectNoData() method, alternate field reading mechanisms via the readFields() method, support for the readUnshared method, and dynamic object replacement via the readResolve() method. The format of the XML data to be read in should conform to the JSX XML Schema, available online at http://www.jsx.org/jsx.xsd. This class is designed to be able to read objects serialized using JSX, however, this has not been fully tested and bugs may be encountered.

Version:
$Id: XMLObjectInputStream.java 3039 2006-02-07 12:20:12Z jstewart $
Author:
Alan Mislove

Nested Class Summary
 class XMLObjectInputStream.GetField
          This class is an implementation of GetField which is compatible with the XMLObjectInputStreamm.
 
Field Summary
protected static SoftHashMap CONSTRUCTORS
          A cache of constructors, mapping classes to serialization constructors
protected  java.util.Stack currentClasses
          The stack of class types which are being read off of the stream
protected  java.util.Stack currentObjects
          The stack of objects which are currently being read off of the stream
protected  int depth
          The depth at which we are currently at in the object tree
protected static SoftHashMap READ_OBJECTS
          The hashmap of readObject methods, mapping Class->Method
protected static SoftHashMap READ_RESOLVES
          The hashmap of readResolve methods, mapping Class->Method
protected  XMLReader reader
          The underlying reader, which parses the XML
protected  java.util.Hashtable references
          The hashtable of references, which is updated each time a new object is read off of the stream.
protected  sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory reflFactory
          The ReflectionFactory, which allows for prividged construction of objects
protected  rice.p2p.util.XMLObjectInputStream.ValidationList vlist
          The list of validation objects waiting for the entire object graph to be read in
 
Fields inherited from interface java.io.ObjectStreamConstants
baseWireHandle, PROTOCOL_VERSION_1, PROTOCOL_VERSION_2, SC_BLOCK_DATA, SC_ENUM, SC_EXTERNALIZABLE, SC_SERIALIZABLE, SC_WRITE_METHOD, STREAM_MAGIC, STREAM_VERSION, SUBCLASS_IMPLEMENTATION_PERMISSION, SUBSTITUTION_PERMISSION, TC_ARRAY, TC_BASE, TC_BLOCKDATA, TC_BLOCKDATALONG, TC_CLASS, TC_CLASSDESC, TC_ENDBLOCKDATA, TC_ENUM, TC_EXCEPTION, TC_LONGSTRING, TC_MAX, TC_NULL, TC_OBJECT, TC_PROXYCLASSDESC, TC_REFERENCE, TC_RESET, TC_STRING
 
Constructor Summary
XMLObjectInputStream(java.io.InputStream in)
          Constructor which reads data from the given input stream in order deserialize objects.
 
Method Summary
 void close()
          Method which closes the underlying input stream for reading.
 void defaultReadObject()
          Method which can be called by objects if they have a readObject() method.
protected  java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.String name)
          Method which returns the class object for class names written to the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object getReference(java.lang.String reference)
          Method which returns a previously stored reference.
protected  java.lang.reflect.Constructor getSerializableConstructor(java.lang.Class c)
          Method which returns the Serializable constructor for the provided class.
protected  java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Class c)
          Method which returns a new instance of the provided class.
protected  void putReference(java.lang.String reference, java.lang.Object o)
          Method which adds a reference in the hashtable of references.
 int read()
          Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream.
 int read(byte[] b, int offset, int length)
          Method which reads a array of bytes from the underlying output stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readArray(boolean shared)
          Method which reads an array off of the stream.
 boolean readBoolean()
          Method which reads a boolean from the stream and returns the result.
protected  boolean readBooleanHelper()
          Method which reads an boolean from the stream.
 byte readByte()
          Method which reads a byte from the stream and returns the result.
protected  byte readByteHelper()
          Method which reads an byte from the stream.
 char readChar()
          Method which reads a char from the stream and returns the result.
protected  char readCharHelper()
          Method which reads an char from the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readClass(java.lang.Object o)
          Method which reads the information for one class for a given object from the stream.
 double readDouble()
          Method which reads a double from the stream and returns the result.
protected  double readDoubleHelper()
          Method which reads an double from the stream.
protected  void readField(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class c)
          Method which reads a single field from the stream, and assignes it to the provided object.
 java.io.ObjectInputStream.GetField readFields()
          Method which can be called by objects if they have a readObject() method.
protected  void readFields(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.Class c)
          Method which initiates the default field reading mechanism for the given object's class.
 float readFloat()
          Method which reads a float from the stream and returns the result.
protected  float readFloatHelper()
          Method which reads an float from the stream.
 void readFully(byte[] b)
          Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream.
 void readFully(byte[] b, int offset, int length)
          Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream.
protected  void readGetField(XMLObjectInputStream.GetField g)
          Method which read a single field from the stream and places it in the provided GetField object.
protected  XMLObjectInputStream.GetField readGetFields()
          Method which reads all of the field data from the stream, as readFields() does, but instead of assigning the fields to the object, it returns them as a GetField object.
 int readInt()
          Method which reads an int from the stream and returns the result.
protected  int readIntHelper()
          Method which reads an int from the stream.
 long readLong()
          Method which reads a long from the stream and returns the result.
protected  long readLongHelper()
          Method which reads an long from the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readNull()
          Method which reads a null item off of the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readObjectHelper()
          Method which reads an object from the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readObjectOverride()
          Method which is called by ObjectInputStreamm.readObject(), and reads the next object from the stream, and returns the result.
protected  java.lang.Object readOrdinaryObject(boolean shared)
          Method which reads an ordinary object from the stream (not a String or Array).
protected  java.lang.String readPrimitive(java.lang.String type)
          Method which reads a primitive value from the stream and returns the String representation to the callee for processing.
protected  void readPrimitiveField(java.lang.Object o, java.lang.reflect.Field f)
          Method which reads a primitive field from the stream, and places it in the given object.
protected  void readPrimitiveGetField(XMLObjectInputStream.GetField g)
          Method which reads a primitive field from the stream, and places it in the provided GetField object.
protected  java.lang.Object readReference()
          Method which reads a reference off of the stream, and looks the reference up in the references table.
 short readShort()
          Method which reads a short from the stream and returns the result.
protected  short readShortHelper()
          Method which reads an short from the stream.
protected  void readStreamHeader()
          Method which reads the XML header off of the stream.
protected  java.lang.Object readString(boolean shared)
          Method which reads a string item off of the stream.
protected  void readUnreadOptionalData()
          Method which reads any extra data from the stream which was not read by the object.
 java.lang.Object readUnshared()
          Method which reads the next object from the stream and does not record a reference to the object.
protected  java.lang.Object readUnsharedHelper(boolean shared)
          Method which reads an object from the stream.
 int readUnsignedByte()
          Method which reads an unsigned byte from the underlying output stream.
 int readUnsignedShort()
          Method which reads an unsigned short from the underlying output stream.
 java.lang.String readUTF()
          Method which reads a UTF-encoded String from the stream and returns the result.
 void registerValidation(java.io.ObjectInputValidation obj, int prio)
          Register an object to be validated before the graph is returned.
 void reset()
          Method which resets the input stream, which removes the binding of all previously stored references.
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.ObjectInputStream
available, enableResolveObject, readClassDescriptor, readLine, readObject, resolveClass, resolveObject, resolveProxyClass, skipBytes
 
Methods inherited from class java.io.InputStream
mark, markSupported, read, skip
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.io.ObjectInput
read, skip
 

Field Detail

READ_RESOLVES

protected static SoftHashMap READ_RESOLVES
The hashmap of readResolve methods, mapping Class->Method


READ_OBJECTS

protected static SoftHashMap READ_OBJECTS
The hashmap of readObject methods, mapping Class->Method


CONSTRUCTORS

protected static SoftHashMap CONSTRUCTORS
A cache of constructors, mapping classes to serialization constructors


reader

protected XMLReader reader
The underlying reader, which parses the XML


references

protected java.util.Hashtable references
The hashtable of references, which is updated each time a new object is read off of the stream.


currentObjects

protected java.util.Stack currentObjects
The stack of objects which are currently being read off of the stream


currentClasses

protected java.util.Stack currentClasses
The stack of class types which are being read off of the stream


reflFactory

protected sun.reflect.ReflectionFactory reflFactory
The ReflectionFactory, which allows for prividged construction of objects


vlist

protected rice.p2p.util.XMLObjectInputStream.ValidationList vlist
The list of validation objects waiting for the entire object graph to be read in


depth

protected int depth
The depth at which we are currently at in the object tree

Constructor Detail

XMLObjectInputStream

public XMLObjectInputStream(java.io.InputStream in)
                     throws java.io.IOException
Constructor which reads data from the given input stream in order deserialize objects. This constructor also reads the header from the stream, and throws an IOException if the correct header is not seen.

Parameters:
in - The input stream to read data from
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If the stream header is corrupt
Method Detail

readStreamHeader

protected void readStreamHeader()
                         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads the XML header off of the stream. Usually, this is the tag, but it may include processing instructions.

Overrides:
readStreamHeader in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If the stream header is corrupt

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException
Method which closes the underlying input stream for reading. Any subsequent reads will throw an IOException.

Specified by:
close in interface java.io.Closeable
Specified by:
close in interface java.io.ObjectInput
Overrides:
close in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

reset

public void reset()
           throws java.io.IOException
Method which resets the input stream, which removes the binding of all previously stored references.

Overrides:
reset in class java.io.InputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

read

public int read()
         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream. Simply calls readByte()

Specified by:
read in interface java.io.ObjectInput
Overrides:
read in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

read

public int read(byte[] b,
                int offset,
                int length)
         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a array of bytes from the underlying output stream. Simply calls b[x] = readByte() on each of the array elements.

Specified by:
read in interface java.io.ObjectInput
Overrides:
read in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readFully

public void readFully(byte[] b)
               throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream. Simply calls read()

Specified by:
readFully in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readFully in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readFully

public void readFully(byte[] b,
                      int offset,
                      int length)
               throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a byte from the underlying output stream. Simply calls read()

Specified by:
readFully in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readFully in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readUnsignedByte

public int readUnsignedByte()
                     throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an unsigned byte from the underlying output stream. Simply calls readByte()

Specified by:
readUnsignedByte in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readUnsignedByte in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readUnsignedShort

public int readUnsignedShort()
                      throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an unsigned short from the underlying output stream. Simply calls readShort()

Specified by:
readUnsignedShort in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readUnsignedShort in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readInt

public int readInt()
            throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an int from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readInt in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readInt in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readBoolean

public boolean readBoolean()
                    throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a boolean from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readBoolean in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readBoolean in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readByte

public byte readByte()
              throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a byte from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readByte in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readByte in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readChar

public char readChar()
              throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a char from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readChar in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readChar in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readDouble

public double readDouble()
                  throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a double from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readDouble in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readDouble in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readFloat

public float readFloat()
                throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a float from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readFloat in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readFloat in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readLong

public long readLong()
              throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a long from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readLong in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readLong in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readShort

public short readShort()
                throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a short from the stream and returns the result.

Specified by:
readShort in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readShort in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readUTF

public java.lang.String readUTF()
                         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a UTF-encoded String from the stream and returns the result. This method simply calls readObject(), as all strings are UTF encoded in XML.

Specified by:
readUTF in interface java.io.DataInput
Overrides:
readUTF in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readObjectOverride

protected java.lang.Object readObjectOverride()
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which is called by ObjectInputStreamm.readObject(), and reads the next object from the stream, and returns the result. If the object (or any of it's descendents) has a readResolve() method, that object is returned.

Overrides:
readObjectOverride in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The value from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class in the stream cannot be found

readUnshared

public java.lang.Object readUnshared()
                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                     java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads the next object from the stream and does not record a reference to the object. This guarantees that in future references to this object in the stream will throw an IOException.

Overrides:
readUnshared in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
The next object from the stream, without recording a reference
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class in the stream cannot be found

defaultReadObject

public void defaultReadObject()
                       throws java.io.IOException,
                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which can be called by objects if they have a readObject() method. This method initiates the default field deserialization mechanism, and sets all of the object's fields from the stream. If this method is called, the readFields() method CANNOT be called by the same object. However, one of these two methods MUST be called in the context of a readObject().

Overrides:
defaultReadObject in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class in the stream cannot be found
java.io.NotActiveException - If a object is not currently being read

readFields

public java.io.ObjectInputStream.GetField readFields()
                                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                                     java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which can be called by objects if they have a readObject() method. This method initiates the default field deserialization mechanism, and reads all of the default fields in the stream. It does NOT set the field values of the object, however, but instead returns the result to the Object as a GetField object. It is explicitly the responsibility of the object to set its fields appropriately. If this method is called, the defaultReadObject() method CANNOT be called by the same object. However, one of these two methods MUST be called in the context of a readObject().

Overrides:
readFields in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Returns:
A GetField, representing all of this object's fields
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class in the stream cannot be found
java.io.NotActiveException - If a object is not currently being read

registerValidation

public void registerValidation(java.io.ObjectInputValidation obj,
                               int prio)
                        throws java.io.NotActiveException,
                               java.io.InvalidObjectException
Register an object to be validated before the graph is returned. While similar to resolveObject these validations are called after the entire graph has been reconstituted. Typically, a readObject method will register the object with the stream so that when all of the objects are restored a final set of validations can be performed.

Overrides:
registerValidation in class java.io.ObjectInputStream
Parameters:
obj - the object to receive the validation callback.
prio - controls the order of callbacks
Throws:
java.io.NotActiveException - The stream is not currently reading objects so it is invalid to register a callback.
java.io.InvalidObjectException - The validation object is null.

getSerializableConstructor

protected java.lang.reflect.Constructor getSerializableConstructor(java.lang.Class c)
                                                            throws java.io.IOException,
                                                                   java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
Method which returns the Serializable constructor for the provided class. This Constructor is the no-arg Constructor for the first non-Serializable class in the class's superclass heirarchy. This method does not cache the result, but does set the constructor to be accessible, regardless of the Java security protection.

Parameters:
c - The class to fetch the constructor for
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException - If the first non-Serializable class does not have a no-arg Constructor

newInstance

protected java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Class c)
                                throws java.io.IOException
Method which returns a new instance of the provided class. It does this by getting the class's serializable constructor (described in getSerializableConstructor()) and using it to create a new object. Thus, all of the Serializable superclasses of the object must be initialized from the stream.

Parameters:
c - The class to create a new instance of
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

getClass

protected java.lang.Class getClass(java.lang.String name)
                            throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which returns the class object for class names written to the stream. If the name represents a primitive, the the X.TYPE class is returned, otherwise, Class.forName() is used.

Parameters:
name - The name of the class to return
Throws:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

putReference

protected void putReference(java.lang.String reference,
                            java.lang.Object o)
Method which adds a reference in the hashtable of references. Multiple calls to this method will replace prior objects.

Parameters:
reference - The reference name to use
o - The object to reference

getReference

protected java.lang.Object getReference(java.lang.String reference)
Method which returns a previously stored reference. If the reference cannot be found, null is returned.

Parameters:
reference - The reference to use
Returns:
The referenced object, or null if none can be found

readPrimitive

protected java.lang.String readPrimitive(java.lang.String type)
                                  throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads a primitive value from the stream and returns the String representation to the callee for processing. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The String representation of the primitive
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readIntHelper

protected int readIntHelper()
                     throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an int from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The int read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readBooleanHelper

protected boolean readBooleanHelper()
                             throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an boolean from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The boolean read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readByteHelper

protected byte readByteHelper()
                       throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an byte from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The byte read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readCharHelper

protected char readCharHelper()
                       throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an char from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The char read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readDoubleHelper

protected double readDoubleHelper()
                           throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an double from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The double read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readFloatHelper

protected float readFloatHelper()
                         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an float from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The float read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readLongHelper

protected long readLongHelper()
                       throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an long from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The long read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readShortHelper

protected short readShortHelper()
                         throws java.io.IOException
Method which reads an short from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a primitive tag, and does consume the end primitive tag.

Parameters:
type - The type of primitive which should be next
Returns:
The short read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs

readObjectHelper

protected java.lang.Object readObjectHelper()
                                     throws java.io.IOException,
                                            java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads an object from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a start tag, and does consume the corresponding end tag. If the next object represents a reference or null, then the appropriate helper is called. Otherwise, readObjectUnshared() is called to process the object.

Returns:
The object read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readUnsharedHelper

protected java.lang.Object readUnsharedHelper(boolean shared)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads an object from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a start tag, and does consume the corresponding end tag. This method also assumes that the type of object which is being read is *sharable*, even if it is not going to be shared. Thus, this method can read objects of type String, Array, or Serializable.

Parameters:
shared - Whether or not to record a reference to this object
Returns:
The object read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readReference

protected java.lang.Object readReference()
                                  throws java.io.IOException,
                                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads a reference off of the stream, and looks the reference up in the references table. If not corresponding object is found, an IOException is thrown. This method expected that a reference tag has just been read, and it does consume the end reference tag.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs or if a reference is not found
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readNull

protected java.lang.Object readNull()
                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads a null item off of the stream. This method expected that a null tag has just been read, and it does consume the end null tag.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readString

protected java.lang.Object readString(boolean shared)
                               throws java.io.IOException,
                                      java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads a string item off of the stream. This method expects that a start string tag has just been read, an it does consume the end start tag. If this string is to be shared, a reference is added to the references tag.

Parameters:
shared - Whether or not to add this string to the references table
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readOrdinaryObject

protected java.lang.Object readOrdinaryObject(boolean shared)
                                       throws java.io.IOException,
                                              java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads an ordinary object from the stream (not a String or Array). This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a start tag, and does consume the corresponding end tag. This method first reads the class type, and if it is Serializable, it constructs a new instance. Then, if the object is shared and the id field is not null, it records a reference to the object. If the object is Externalizable, the readExternal() method is called and the object is returned. Otherwise, each of the superclasses are read, from highest to lowest, using the readClass() method. Lastly, if the object defines a readResolve() method, it is called and the result is recorded and returned.

Parameters:
shared - Whether or not to record a reference to this object
Returns:
The object read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found
java.io.NotSerializableException - If the class to be deserialized is not Serializable

readClass

protected java.lang.Object readClass(java.lang.Object o)
                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                     java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads the information for one class for a given object from the stream. This method assumes that the XML reader is currently on a start declaredClass tag, and does consume the corresponding end declaredClass tag. This method first reads the class type, and if it defines a readObject() method, it is called. Otherwise, the fields are read in a default manner. Any extra data not read in the stream is read and ignored.

Parameters:
o - The object we are reading the the class for
Returns:
The object read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readUnreadOptionalData

protected void readUnreadOptionalData()
                               throws java.io.IOException,
                                      java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads any extra data from the stream which was not read by the object. This method simply loops until it hits the appropriate end declaredClass tag, and then returns. Thus, any data read by this method is ignored. However, the objects here are deserialized as the stream may reference them in the future.

Parameters:
o - The object we are reading the the class for
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readGetFields

protected XMLObjectInputStream.GetField readGetFields()
                                               throws java.io.IOException,
                                                      java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads all of the field data from the stream, as readFields() does, but instead of assigning the fields to the object, it returns them as a GetField object. In this manner, the object itself can perform field inititalization.

Returns:
The fields read from the stream
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readGetField

protected void readGetField(XMLObjectInputStream.GetField g)
                     throws java.io.IOException,
                            java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which read a single field from the stream and places it in the provided GetField object. This method assumes that the XML reader is on a start tag, and that the item read has a field attribute.

Parameters:
g - The GetField object into which the field should be put
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readPrimitiveGetField

protected void readPrimitiveGetField(XMLObjectInputStream.GetField g)
                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                     java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads a primitive field from the stream, and places it in the provided GetField object. This method assumes that the XML parser has just read a primitive start tag, and that the tag has a field attribute. This method does consume that end primitive tag.

Parameters:
g - The GetField object to put the primitive in
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

readFields

protected void readFields(java.lang.Object o,
                          java.lang.Class c)
                   throws java.io.IOException,
                          java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which initiates the default field reading mechanism for the given object's class. This method reads the start default tag, all of the fields, and then reads the end default tag. It reads all of the fields using the readField() method.

Parameters:
o - The object which is currently being read in
c - The class to read the fields for
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readField

protected void readField(java.lang.Object o,
                         java.lang.Class c)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads a single field from the stream, and assignes it to the provided object. If the field cannot be found in the given class, it is deserialized and then ignored, in case it is referenced later in the stream.

Parameters:
o - The object which is currently being read in
c - The class to read the fields for
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

readPrimitiveField

protected void readPrimitiveField(java.lang.Object o,
                                  java.lang.reflect.Field f)
                           throws java.io.IOException,
                                  java.lang.IllegalAccessException
Method which reads a primitive field from the stream, and places it in the given object. This method assumes that the XML parser has just read a primitive start tag, and that the tag has a field attribute. This method does consume that end primitive tag.

Parameters:
o - The object to put the primitive in
f - The field representing the primitive about to be read
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.IllegalAccessException

readArray

protected java.lang.Object readArray(boolean shared)
                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                     java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
Method which reads an array off of the stream. This method expects that a start array tag has just been read, and does consume the end array tag. This method constructs an array of the provided base type, and then recursively reads in all of the objects for the array.

Parameters:
shared - Whether or not to add this array to the references table
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If an error occurs
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If the class cannot be found

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