Java Object Serialize serialize(Serializable object)

Description

Serialize an object to a byte array

License

Open Source License

Declaration

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

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   ww w  .  j a  v a 2  s  .c  o m*/
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 * Newcastle University
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 * Free Software Foundation at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 *
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 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
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 * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
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 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serialize an object to a byte array
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Serializable object) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream stream = new ObjectOutputStream(buffer);
        stream.writeObject(object);
        stream.flush();
        stream.close();
        return buffer.toByteArray();
    }

    /**
     * Serialize to an output stream
     */
    public static void serialize(Serializable object, OutputStream outStream) throws IOException {
        ObjectOutputStream stream = new ObjectOutputStream(outStream);
        stream.writeObject(object);
        stream.flush();
        stream.close();
        outStream.flush();
    }

    /**
     * Write an object to a file
     */
    public static void serialize(Serializable object, File outFile) throws IOException {
        FileOutputStream fileStream = new FileOutputStream(outFile);
        ObjectOutputStream objStream = new ObjectOutputStream(fileStream);
        objStream.writeObject(object);
        objStream.flush();
        fileStream.flush();
        fileStream.getFD().sync();
        objStream.close();
        fileStream.close();
    }
}

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