org.apache.uima.internal.util
Class SerializationUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.uima.internal.util.SerializationUtils

public abstract class SerializationUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Utilities for serializing and deserializing objects.

Constructor Summary

SerializationUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	deserialize(byte[] aBytes) Deserializes an object from a byte array.
static byte[]	serialize(java.io.Serializable aObject) Serializes an object to a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializationUtils

public SerializationUtils()

Method Detail

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(java.io.Serializable aObject)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Serializes an object to a byte array.

Parameters:

aObject - object to serialize

Returns:

aObject encoded as a byte array. If aObject is null, null is returned.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

deserialize

public static java.lang.Object deserialize(byte[] aBytes)
                                    throws java.io.IOException,
                                           java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes an object from a byte array.

Parameters:

aBytes - byte array to read from

Returns:

The Object deserialized from aBytes. If aBytes is null, null is returned.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if a required class could not be found