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

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerializationUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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