Java Object Serialize serialize(Object obj)

Description

Serialize an object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
obj	a serializable object.

Return

a byte array of the serialized object or null if an error occurs.

Declaration

public static byte[] serialize(Object obj) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*************************************************************************************************
 * Java binding of Tokyo Cabinet/* ww  w  .j a v a 2  s .  c  om*/
 *                                                               Copyright (C) 2006-2010 FAL Labs
 * This file is part of Tokyo Cabinet.
 * Tokyo Cabinet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
 * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License or any later version.  Tokyo Cabinet is distributed in the hope
 * that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License for more details.
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with Tokyo
 * Cabinet; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
 *************************************************************************************************/

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serialize an object.
     * @param obj a serializable object.
     * @return a byte array of the serialized object or null if an error occurs.
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Object obj) {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
        try {
            oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
            oos.writeObject(obj);
            oos.flush();
            baos.flush();
            return baos.toByteArray();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return null;
        } finally {
            try {
                if (oos != null)
                    oos.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
            }
        }
    }
}

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