Java ObjectOutputStream Write save(Object o)

Description

Serializes the object to a byte array.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
o	the object to be stored in the file

Declaration

public static byte[] save(Object o) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w w w. j  av a2 s  .  c  om*/
 * Copyright 2009 Keith Stevens 
 *
 * This file is part of the S-Space package and is covered under the terms and
 * conditions therein.
 *
 * The S-Space package 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 distributed hereunder to you.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARE MADE.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, WE MAKE
 * NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT- ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
 * PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION
 * WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER
 * RIGHTS.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.File;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import java.io.IOError;
import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serializes the object to the provided file.
     *
     * @param o the object to be stored in the file
     * @param file the file in which the object should be stored
     */
    public static void save(Object o, String file) {
        save(o, new File(file));
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the object to the provided file.
     *
     * @param o the object to be stored in the file
     * @param file the file in which the object should be stored
     */
    public static void save(Object o, File file) {
        try {
            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file);
            ObjectOutputStream outStream = new ObjectOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(fos));
            outStream.writeObject(o);
            outStream.close();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            throw new IOError(ioe);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the object to the provided stream.  This method does not close
     * the stream after writing.
     *
     * @param o the object to be stored in the file
     * @param stream the stream in which the object should be stored
     */
    public static void save(Object o, OutputStream stream) {
        try {
            ObjectOutputStream outStream = (stream instanceof ObjectOutputStream) ? (ObjectOutputStream) stream
                    : new ObjectOutputStream(stream);
            outStream.writeObject(o);
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            throw new IOError(ioe);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Serializes the object to a {@code byte} array.
     *
     * @param o the object to be stored in the file
     */
    public static byte[] save(Object o) {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        save(o, baos);
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }
}

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2. loadSerializedObject(String fileName)
3. loadSerializedObjectWithExceptions(String fileName)
4. loadTrace(File file)
5. save(File f, T o)
6. save(Object obj, String path)
7. save(Serializable serialized, String filepath)
8. save(String name, Serializable object)
9. saveAllPlaying(Object obj, String path)