org.exolab.jms.tranlog
Class SerializationHelper

java.lang.Object
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public class SerializationHelper

extends java.lang.Object

A utility class to assist with serialization and desearialization of objects to and from byte stream

Constructor Summary

SerializationHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	deserialize(byte[] blob) Deserialise the specified blob into an Object and return it to the client.
static byte[]	serialize(java.lang.Object object) Serialize the specified object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializationHelper

public SerializationHelper()

Method Detail

serialize

public static byte[] serialize(java.lang.Object object)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Serialize the specified object

Parameters:

object - - object to serialize

Returns:

byte[] - the serialized object

Throws:

java.io.IOException - - if there is an error with serialization

deserialize

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

Deserialise the specified blob into an Object and return it to the client.

If there is an error with the deserialization then throw an IOException

Parameters:

blob - - the blob of bytes to deserialize

Returns:

Object - the object to return

Throws:

java.io.IOException - - if it cannot deseriliaze

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the blob is null