Java Is Serializable Object isSerializable(Object obj)

Description

This method tests if an object is serializable via the standard Java serialisation mechanism by attempting a serialisation

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
obj	Object to test

Return

true if the object is serialisable without errors

Declaration

public static boolean isSerializable(Object obj) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright 2009, 2010 Innovation Gate GmbH
 * /*w  w w  .  ja  v  a 2 s.c o m*/
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 ******************************************************************************/

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class Main {
    private static ObjectOutputStream _serialisation_test_stream;

    /**
     * This method tests if an object is serializable via the standard Java serialisation mechanism by attempting a serialisation
     * @param obj Object to test
     * @return true if the object is serialisable without errors 
     */
    public static boolean isSerializable(Object obj) {

        try {
            _serialisation_test_stream.writeObject(obj);
            return true;
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            return false;
        }

    }
}

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