org.apache.uima.internal.util

Class SerializationUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.uima.internal.util.SerializationUtils

public abstract class SerializationUtils
extends Object

Serialize and Deserialize arbitrary objects to/from byte arrays, using standard Java object serialization/deserialization support. Used in the Vinci and Soap transports to serialize/deserialize CASSerializer objects or CASCompleteSerializer objects (includes type system and index definitions) or (for SOAP) arbitrary objects This class is abstract only to prevent instantiation. All the methods are static.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SerializationUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	deserialize(byte[] aBytes) Deserializes an object from a byte array.
static byte[]	serialize(Serializable aObject) Serializes an object to a byte array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SerializationUtils

public SerializationUtils()

Method Detail

serialize

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

Serializes an object to a byte array.

Parameters:

aObject - object to serialize

Returns:

aObject encoded as a byte array. If aObject is null, null is returned.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

deserialize

public static Object deserialize(byte[] aBytes)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes an object from a byte array.

Parameters:

aBytes - byte array to read from

Returns:

The Object deserialized from aBytes. If aBytes is null, null is returned.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

ClassNotFoundException - if a required class could not be found