Java Object Serialize serialize(Serializable object)

Description

Given a serializable object, this will return the object's serialized byte array representation.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	the object to serialize

Exception

Parameter	Description
RuntimeException	if failed to serialize the object

Return

the serialized bytes

Declaration

public static byte[] serialize(Serializable object)
        throws RuntimeException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//w w w  . j  a v a  2s.  c  o m
 * RHQ Management Platform
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation, and/or the GNU Lesser
 * General Public License, version 2.1, also as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * and the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program;
 * if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

import java.io.Serializable;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Given a serializable object, this will return the object's serialized byte array representation.
     *
     * @param  object the object to serialize
     *
     * @return the serialized bytes
     *
     * @throws RuntimeException if failed to serialize the object
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Serializable object)
            throws RuntimeException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream oos;

        try {
            oos = new ObjectOutputStream(byteStream);
            oos.writeObject(object);
            oos.close();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to serialize object", ioe);
        }

        return byteStream.toByteArray();
    }
}

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