Java Object Serialize serialize(Object object)

Description

Serialize the given object to a byte array.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	the object to serialize

Return

an array of bytes representing the object in a portable fashion

Declaration

public static byte[] serialize(Object object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

public class Main {
    /**/*from w  ww .j  a va 2  s .com*/
     * Serialize the given object to a byte array.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            the object to serialize
     * @return an array of bytes representing the object in a portable fashion
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(1024);
        try {
            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
            oos.writeObject(object);
            oos.flush();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to serialize object of type: " + object.getClass(), ex);
        }
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }
}

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