org.apache.ddlutils.io
Class BinaryObjectsHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.ddlutils.io.BinaryObjectsHelper

public class BinaryObjectsHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for dealing with the serialization and Base64 encoding of objects.

Version:

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Constructor Summary

BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	decode(java.lang.String base64Rep) Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.
byte[]	decodeByteArray(java.lang.String base64Rep) Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.
java.lang.Object	deserialize(byte[] serializedForm) Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.
java.lang.String	encode(java.lang.Object obj) Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.
java.lang.String	encodeByteArray(byte[] data) Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.
byte[]	serialize(java.lang.Object obj) Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryObjectsHelper

public BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Detail

serialize

public byte[] serialize(java.lang.Object obj)

Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Parameters:

obj - The object to serialize

Returns:

The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

deserialize

public java.lang.Object deserialize(byte[] serializedForm)

Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.

Parameters:

serializedForm - The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

Returns:

The object

encode

public java.lang.String encode(java.lang.Object obj)

Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

obj - The object

Returns:

The Base64 string

encodeByteArray

public java.lang.String encodeByteArray(byte[] data)

Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

data - The data to encode

Returns:

The Base64 string

decode

public java.lang.Object decode(java.lang.String base64Rep)

Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The serialized form encoded in Base64

Returns:

The object

decodeByteArray

public byte[] decodeByteArray(java.lang.String base64Rep)

Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The Base64 string to decode

Returns:

The byte array