Package com.helger.base.serialize

Class SerializationHelper

java.lang.Object

com.helger.base.serialize.SerializationHelper

@Immutable
public final class SerializationHelper
extends Object

Global serialization helper method.

Since:

8.5.5

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> @NonNull T	getDeserializedObject(byte @NonNull [] aData)	Deprecated. Use getDeserializedObject(byte[], ObjectInputFilter) with an appropriate filter instead.
static <T> @NonNull T	getDeserializedObject(byte @NonNull [] aData, @Nullable ObjectInputFilter aFilter)	Convert the passed byte array to an object using deserialization.
static byte @NonNull []	getSerializedByteArray(@NonNull Serializable aData)	Convert the passed Serializable object to a serialized byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getSerializedByteArray

public static byte @NonNull [] getSerializedByteArray(@NonNull Serializable aData)

Convert the passed Serializable object to a serialized byte array.

Parameters:

aData - Source object. May not be null.

Returns:

A non-null byte array.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If serialization failed

getDeserializedObject

public static <T> @NonNull T getDeserializedObject(byte @NonNull [] aData,
 @Nullable ObjectInputFilter aFilter)

Convert the passed byte array to an object using deserialization.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the deserialized object

Parameters:

aData - The source serialized byte array. Must contain a single object only. May not be null.

aFilter - An optional ObjectInputFilter to restrict deserialization. May be null.

Returns:

The deserialized object. Never null.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If deserialization failed

Since:

12.2.1

getDeserializedObject

@Deprecated(since="12.2.1",
            forRemoval=false)
public static <T> @NonNull T getDeserializedObject(byte @NonNull [] aData)

Deprecated.

Use getDeserializedObject(byte[], ObjectInputFilter) with an appropriate filter instead.

Convert the passed byte array to an object using deserialization. This method does not apply any ObjectInputFilter and should only be used with trusted data.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the deserialized object

Parameters:

aData - The source serialized byte array. Must contain a single object only. May not be null.

Returns:

The deserialized object. Never null.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If deserialization failed