com.sdl.web.discovery.util

Class SerializeUtils

java.lang.Object

com.sdl.web.discovery.util.SerializeUtils

public class SerializeUtils
extends Object

Serialize Utils.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	deserialize(byte[] objectData) Deserializes a single Object from an array of bytes.
static byte[]	serialize(Serializable obj, int compressThreshold) Serializes an Object to a byte array for storage/serialization.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(Serializable obj,
                               int compressThreshold)

Serializes an Object to a byte array for storage/serialization.

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialize to bytes

Returns:

a byte[] with the converted Serializable

Throws:

SerializationException - (runtime) if the serialization fails

deserialize

public static <T> T deserialize(byte[] objectData)

Deserializes a single Object from an array of bytes.

If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a ClassCastException is thrown from the call site. Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and can cause the same ClassCastException. Note that in both cases, the ClassCastException is in the call site, not in this method.

Type Parameters:

T - the object type to be deserialized

Parameters:

objectData - the serialized object, must not be null

Returns:

the deserialized object

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if objectData is null

SerializationException - (runtime) if the serialization fails