[xstream-user] XStreamConverter question

[Elena Montojo Vanrell]

Good morning,

I have an object with many variables, three of them are an Integer and 2
dates. I am using xstream to create an output xml, but instead of display
the integer I want an String depending also on the dates, so in a "normal"
case i would create an static method (displayStatus(statusId, date1,
date2);)

how should i do this? Do I need to create a new variable (String status)
and add @XStreamOmitField to statusId or there is a "cleaner" posibility?

This is the code as I have it now, I would like to replace the underlined
code by the dates on fromDate and arcDate. is that possible?

"
@XStreamConverter(
StatusConverter.class)
    private Integer statusId;

    private Date    fromDate;
    private Date    arcDate;

....

public class StatusConverter implements Converter {
    @Override
    public void marshal(Object o, HierarchicalStreamWriter
hierarchicalStreamWriter, MarshallingContext marshallingContext) {
        Integer statusId = (Integer) o;

hierarchicalStreamWriter.setValue(PropertyFormatter.displayStatus(statusId,
*new Date(), new Date()*));
    }

    @Override
    public Object unmarshal(HierarchicalStreamReader
hierarchicalStreamReader, UnmarshallingContext unmarshallingContext) {
        return hierarchicalStreamReader.getValue();
    }


    @Override
    public boolean canConvert(Class aClass) {
        return aClass.equals(Integer.class);
    }
}


"

Thank you in advance.