protected abstract String getType();
- public void encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
+ /**
+ * Encode the object into the given builder if possible (if supported).
+ *
+ * @param builder
+ * the builder to append to
+ * @param value
+ * the object to encode
+ * @return TRUE if success, FALSE if not (the content of the builder won't
+ * be changed in case of failure)
+ */
+ public boolean encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
+ int prev = builder.length();
String customString = toString(value);
builder.append("custom:").append(getType()).append(":");
- SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString);
+ if (!SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString)) {
+ builder.delete(prev, builder.length());
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
}
public Object decode(String encodedValue) {