com.pow2.util
Class Serializer

java.lang.Object
  com.pow2.util.Serializer

public class Serializer

extends Object

Utility class used to serialize Java objects.

Author:

Dave Miller, Luca Fossato

Method Summary

static Object	deepCopy(Object oldObj) Return a deep copy of an object
static byte[]	toByteArray(Object obj) Serialize the input Java object and return its byte stream representation.
static Object	toObject(byte[] buf) Get a Java Object from its input byte stream representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

toObject

public static Object toObject(byte[] buf)
                       throws Exception

Get a Java Object from its input byte stream representation.

Parameters:

buf - the Java object byte stream representation

Returns:

a Java Object retrieved from the input byte stream

Throws:

Exception - Description of the Exception

toByteArray

public static byte[] toByteArray(Object obj)
                          throws Exception

Serialize the input Java object and return its byte stream representation.

Parameters:

obj - the input Java object to serialize

Returns:

the byte stream representing the serialized Java object

Throws:

Exception - Description of the Exception

deepCopy

public static Object deepCopy(Object oldObj)
                       throws Exception

Return a deep copy of an object

Parameters:

oldObj - the object to copy.

Returns:

the object that's the deep-copy of the input one.

Throws:

Exception - Description of the Exception