Java Object Serialize serialize(Serializable object)

Description

Serialize a Serializable object to a byte array

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	- a Serializable object

Return

the object as a byre array

Declaration

public static byte[] serialize(Serializable object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w  w  w. j  a va  2  s . c  o m
 * Copyright 2008 ????<Joseph>.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Serialize a Serializable object to a byte array
     *
     * @param object - a Serializable object
     * @return the object as a byre array
     */
    public static byte[] serialize(Serializable object) {
        try {
            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);

            oos.writeObject(object);
            oos.flush();

            return bos.toByteArray();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
        }
    }
}

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