Support List type about parceler HOT 5 CLOSED

The good news is that the type information is available during the compilation phase when Parceler runs (it's also available during runtime to some degree: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9548779/java-generics-accessing-generic-type-at-runtime). I think adding collection support is a good idea. I would guess Parceler would just serialize from the given collection to an array and then back again. Maybe we could specify the specific collection type to use.

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Yeah, I think that is the way to go. A Parcel supports methods to read/write List, Array, Map and SparseArray. All of them end using writeValue(Object) which checks their type using a rudimentary instanceof. So maybe we can work it out with a similar approach.

I can work on it in a couple of weeks when I finish my exams.

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@mdumrauf I added the List and Map types (including ArrayList and HashMap) to Parceler under commit 19e946c which worked out nicely and prompted a much needed refactoring. Let me know what you think, thanks!

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I'll have a look at it and let you know! :)

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Im going to close this issue, but feel free to ping me if you have any comments. Thanks!

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