net.sf.jameleon.util
Class InstanceSerializer

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jameleon.util.InstanceSerializer

public class InstanceSerializer
extends Object

Field Summary

static String

SERIALIZED_EXT The file extension for serialized files

Method Summary

static Object	deserialize(InputStream in) Deserializes an object from a given InputStream
static Object	deserialize(String fileName) Deserializes an object from a given file name
static void	serialize(Object obj, File file) Serializes a given object to a given file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SERIALIZED_EXT

public static final String SERIALIZED_EXT

The file extension for serialized files

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

serialize

public static void serialize(Object obj,
                             File file)
                      throws IOException

Serializes a given object to a given file.

Parameters:

obj - - the object to serialize

file - - the file to serialize the object to

Throws:

IOException - if the file can't be serialized

deserialize

public static Object deserialize(String fileName)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes an object from a given file name

Parameters:

fileName - - A String representing the location of the serialized file

Throws:

IOException - - If the file can not be deserialzed

ClassNotFoundException - - If a class corresponding to the serialized file is not in the Classpath

deserialize

public static Object deserialize(InputStream in)
                          throws IOException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes an object from a given InputStream

Parameters:

in - - An InputStream representing a serialized file.

Throws:

IOException - - If the file can not be deserialzed

ClassNotFoundException - - If a class corresponding to the serialized file is not in the Classpath