GSON: TypeAdapter

https://google-gson.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/gson/docs/javadocs/com/google/gson/TypeAdapter.html

Defining a type's JSON form

By default Gson converts application classes to JSON using its built-in type adapters. If Gson's default JSON conversion isn't appropriate for a type, extend this class to customize the conversion. Here's an example of a type adapter for an (X,Y) coordinate point:

   public class PointAdapter extends TypeAdapter<Point> {
     public Point read(JsonReader reader) throws IOException {
       if (reader.peek() == JsonToken.NULL) {
         reader.nextNull();
         return null;
       }
       String xy = reader.nextString();
       String[] parts = xy.split(",");
       int x = Integer.parseInt(parts[0]);
       int y = Integer.parseInt(parts[1]);
       return new Point(x, y);
     }
     public void write(JsonWriter writer, Point value) throws IOException {
       if (value == null) {
         writer.nullValue();
         return;
       }
       String xy = value.getX() + "," + value.getY();
       writer.value(xy);
     }
   }