Java Object Save writeObject(Object i)

Description

Returns the byte value of i in a new byte array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
i	the Object to write

Return

the bytes that make up i

Declaration

static public byte[] writeObject(Object i) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/* ww w  . j  a v  a  2 s .c  om*/
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import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class Main {
    /**
       Returns the byte value of i in a new byte array.  Returns 0 if an error
       occurs.
       @param i the Object to write
       @return the bytes that make up i
    */
    static public byte[] writeObject(Object i) {
        byte[] retVal = null;
        try {
            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            ObjectOutputStream dos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
            dos.writeObject(i);
            dos.close();
            dos.flush();
            retVal = bos.toByteArray();
        } catch (IOException e) {
        }
        return retVal;
    }
}

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