Package org.apache.thrift

Class TSerializer

  • public class TSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
    Generic utility for easily serializing objects into a byte array or Java String.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      TSerializer()
      Create a new TSerializer that uses the TBinaryProtocol by default.
      TSerializer​(TProtocolFactory protocolFactory)
      Create a new TSerializer.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      byte[] serialize​(TBase base)
      Serialize the Thrift object into a byte array.
      java.lang.String toString​(TBase base)
      Serialize the Thrift object into a Java string, using the default JVM charset encoding.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • TSerializer

        public TSerializer()
            throws TTransportException
        Create a new TSerializer that uses the TBinaryProtocol by default.
        Throws:
        TTransportException - if there an error initializing the underlying transport.

      • TSerializer

        public TSerializer​(TProtocolFactory protocolFactory)
            throws TTransportException
        Create a new TSerializer. It will use the TProtocol specified by the factory that is passed in.
        Parameters:
        protocolFactory - Factory to create a protocol
        Throws:
        TTransportException - if there an error initializing the underlying transport.

    • Method Detail

      • serialize

        public byte[] serialize​(TBase base)
                 throws TException
        Serialize the Thrift object into a byte array. The process is simple, just clear the byte array output, write the object into it, and grab the raw bytes.
        Parameters:
        base - The object to serialize
        Returns:
        Serialized object in byte[] format
        Throws:
        TException - if an error is encountered during serialization.

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​(TBase base)
                          throws TException
        Serialize the Thrift object into a Java string, using the default JVM charset encoding.
        Parameters:
        base - The object to serialize
        Returns:
        Serialized object as a String
        Throws:
        TException - if an error is encountered during serialization.