Java Object Serialize serialize(T toSerialize)

Description

Convert the given Object to a byte array which when passed to deserialize() will make the same Object.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
T	a serializable class.
toSerialize	the Object to convert into a byte array.

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	if something goes wrong in the serialization framework.

Return

the given Object as a byte array.

Declaration

public static <T extends Serializable> byte[] serialize(T toSerialize) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*w  w w  .  j a v  a  2s  .c  o  m*/
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 */

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert the given Object to a byte array which when passed to deserialize() will make the same Object.
     *
     * @param <T> a serializable class.
     * @param toSerialize the Object to convert into a byte array.
     * @return the given Object as a byte array.
     * @throws IOException if something goes wrong in the serialization framework.
     */
    public static <T extends Serializable> byte[] serialize(T toSerialize) throws IOException {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(128);
        final ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(out);
        oos.writeObject(toSerialize);
        oos.flush();
        return out.toByteArray();
    }
}

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