Java Object Serialize serializeObject(final Serializable obj)

Description

Serializes an object into a byte array.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
obj	The object to serialize

Declaration

public static byte[] serializeObject(final Serializable obj) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww  w.j a v  a 2s .com*/
    
   Copyright 2011 Monits
     
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at
    
   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    
   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
    
*/

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serializes an object into a byte array.
     *
     * The object is assumed to implement Serializable
     * @param obj The object to serialize
     * @return
     */
    public static byte[] serializeObject(final Serializable obj) {
        final ObjectOutputStream out;
        final ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

        try {
            out = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream);

            out.writeObject(obj);
        } catch (final IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }

        return outputStream.toByteArray();
    }
}

Related

1. serialize(T t, String path)
2. serialize(T toSerialize)
3. serialized(final Object item)
4. serialized(Object o)
5. serialized(Serializable original)
6. serializeObject(Object data)
7. serializeObject(Object myObject)
8. serializeObject(Object o)
9. serializeObject(Object obj)