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Interface Serializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type serialized

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseSerializer, ByteArraySerializer, ObjectToJsonSerializer, StringSerializer

public interface Serializer<T>

Represents an object capable of serializing a certain type (T) to byte arrays, and de-serializing them again.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	deserialize(byte[] bytes) De-serializes an object from a byte array
Class<T>	getSerializedClass() Returns the runtime reference to the serialized type
byte[]	serialize(T object) Serializes an object to a byte array

Method Detail

serialize

byte[] serialize(T object)

Serializes an object to a byte array

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

the byte array

deserialize

T deserialize(byte[] bytes)

De-serializes an object from a byte array

Parameters:

bytes - the byte array

Returns:

the object

getSerializedClass

Class<T> getSerializedClass()

Returns the runtime reference to the serialized type

Returns:

the serialized type