org.apache.ddlutils.io

Class BinaryObjectsHelper

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ddlutils.io.BinaryObjectsHelper

public class BinaryObjectsHelper
extends Object

Helper class for dealing with the serialization and Base64 encoding of objects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	decode(String base64Rep) Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.
byte[]	decodeByteArray(String base64Rep) Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.
Object	deserialize(byte[] serializedForm) Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.
String	encode(Object obj) Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.
String	encodeByteArray(byte[] data) Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.
byte[]	serialize(Object obj) Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryObjectsHelper

public BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Detail

serialize

public byte[] serialize(Object obj)

Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Parameters:

obj - The object to serialize

Returns:

The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

deserialize

public Object deserialize(byte[] serializedForm)

Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.

Parameters:

serializedForm - The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

Returns:

The object

encode

public String encode(Object obj)

Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

obj - The object

Returns:

The Base64 string

encodeByteArray

public String encodeByteArray(byte[] data)

Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

data - The data to encode

Returns:

The Base64 string

decode

public Object decode(String base64Rep)

Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The serialized form encoded in Base64

Returns:

The object

decodeByteArray

public byte[] decodeByteArray(String base64Rep)

Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The Base64 string to decode

Returns:

The byte array