Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.ObjectInput; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; public class Main { public static Object deserialize(byte[] bytes) { ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes); ObjectInput in = null; Object o = null; try { in = new ObjectInputStream(bis); o = in.readObject(); } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } finally { try { bis.close(); } catch (IOException ex) { // ignore close exception } try { if (in != null) { in.close(); } } catch (IOException ex) { // ignore close exception } } return o; } }