Java Object Serialize serialize(Object o)

Description

Serializes an object.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
o	The object or null

Exception

Parameter	Description
IOException	In case of a writing or serialization error

Return

The bytes

Declaration

public static byte[] serialize(Object o) throws IOException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serializes an object.
     * 
     * @param o
     *        The object or null
     * @return The bytes
     * @throws IOException
     *         In case of a writing or serialization error
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Object o) throws IOException {
        if (o == null)
            return new byte[0];

        ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        try {
            ObjectOutputStream stream = new ObjectOutputStream(byteStream);
            try {
                stream.writeObject(o);
            } finally {
                stream.close();
            }
        } finally {
            byteStream.close();
        }

        return byteStream.toByteArray();
    }
}

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