review.classdesign.jammy.common

Class SerializationUtils

java.lang.Object

review.classdesign.jammy.common.SerializationUtils

public final class SerializationUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Toolbox class that contains helpful method for dealing with serialization aspect.

Author:

fv

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static java.io.IOException	NOT_VALID_CLASS Exception thrown when deserializing and assigning to a not valid class type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	SerializationUtils() Private constructor for avoiding instantiation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	deserialize(java.io.File file, java.lang.Class<T> target) Deserializes the given file into an object instance of the given target class.
static void	serialize(java.io.Serializable object, java.io.File file) Serializes the given object into the given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NOT_VALID_CLASS

private static final java.io.IOException NOT_VALID_CLASS

Exception thrown when deserializing and assigning to a not valid class type.

Constructor Detail

SerializationUtils

private SerializationUtils()

Private constructor for avoiding instantiation.

Method Detail

serialize

public static void serialize(java.io.Serializable object,
                             java.io.File file)
                      throws java.io.IOException

Serializes the given object into the given file.

Parameters:

object - Object to serialize.

file - File to serialize object into.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If any error occurs while writing file.

deserialize

public static <T> T deserialize(java.io.File file,
                                java.lang.Class<T> target)
                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes the given file into an object instance of the given target class.

Parameters:

file - File to deserialize.

target - Target class that object will be deserialize into.

Returns:

Deserialized object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If any error occurs while reading file content.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If any error occurs while retrieving serialized object class.