Java Object Serialize and Deserialize serializeAndDeserialize(T input)

Description

Serialize and Deserialize an object Useful for testing if serialization is correctly handled for a class.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
input	an object to serialize and then deserialize
T	any Serializable type

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	an exception
ClassNotFoundException	an exception

Return

a copy of the initial object

Declaration

public static <T extends Serializable> T serializeAndDeserialize(T input)
        throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w ww .  j  a v a2 s .  c o m
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2010 The Broad Institute
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 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serialize and Deserialize an object
     * Useful for testing if serialization is correctly handled for a class.
     * @param input an object to serialize and then deserialize
     * @param <T> any Serializable type
     * @return a copy of the initial object
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException
     */
    public static <T extends Serializable> T serializeAndDeserialize(T input)
            throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        final ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        final ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(
                byteArrayStream);

        out.writeObject(input);
        final ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
                new ByteArrayInputStream(byteArrayStream.toByteArray()));

        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        final T result = (T) in.readObject();

        out.close();
        in.close();
        return result;
    }
}

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