Package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper

Class SerializationHelper

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.SerializationHelper

public class SerializationHelper
extends Object

Provide common functionalities for serialization of object.

This class throws exceptions for invalid null inputs. Each method documents its behavior in more detail.

Since:

OracleAS 10.0.3

Author:

Steven Vo

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SerializationHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	clone(Serializable object)	Deep clone a Serializable object using serialization.
static Object	deserialize(byte[] objectBytes)	Deserialize an object from a byte array
static Object	deserialize(InputStream inputStream)	Deserialze an object from an InputStream
static byte[]	serialize(Serializable obj)	Serialize the object to a byte array
static void	serialize(Serializable obj, OutputStream outputStream)	Serialize the object to an OutputStream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializationHelper

public SerializationHelper()

Method Detail

clone

public static Object clone(Serializable object)
                    throws IOException,
                           ClassNotFoundException

Deep clone a Serializable object using serialization.

Parameters:

object - the serializable object

Returns:

the deep cloned object

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

serialize

public static void serialize(Serializable obj,
                             OutputStream outputStream)
                      throws IOException

Serialize the object to an OutputStream

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialize to bytes

outputStream - the stream to write to, can not be null

Throws:

IOException

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(Serializable obj)
                        throws IOException

Serialize the object to a byte array

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialize to bytes

Returns:

a byte[] of the obj

Throws:

IOException

deserialize

public static Object deserialize(InputStream inputStream)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deserialze an object from an InputStream

Parameters:

inputStream - the serialized object input stream, must not be null

Returns:

the deserialized object

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

deserialize

public static Object deserialize(byte[] objectBytes)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deserialize an object from a byte array

Parameters:

objectBytes - the serialized object, can not be null

Returns:

the deserialized object

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException