org.identityconnectors.framework.common.serializer
Class SerializerUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.identityconnectors.framework.common.serializer.SerializerUtil

public final class SerializerUtil
extends Object

Bag of utilities for serialization

Method Summary

static Object	cloneObject(Object object) Clones the given object by serializing it to bytes and then deserializing it.
static Object	deserializeBinaryObject(byte[] bytes) Deserializes the given object from bytes
static Object	deserializeXmlObject(String str, boolean validate) Deserializes the given object from xml
static byte[]	serializeBinaryObject(Object object) Serializes the given object to bytes
static String	serializeXmlObject(Object object, boolean includeHeader) Serializes the given object to xml

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

serializeBinaryObject

public static byte[] serializeBinaryObject(Object object)

Serializes the given object to bytes

Parameters:

object - The object to serialize

Returns:

The bytes

See Also:

for a list of supported types

deserializeBinaryObject

public static Object deserializeBinaryObject(byte[] bytes)

Deserializes the given object from bytes

Parameters:

bytes - The bytes to deserialize

Returns:

The object

See Also:

for a list of supported types

serializeXmlObject

public static String serializeXmlObject(Object object,
                                        boolean includeHeader)

Serializes the given object to xml

Parameters:

object - The object to serialize

includeHeader - True if we are to include the xml header.

Returns:

The xml

See Also:

for a list of supported types

deserializeXmlObject

public static Object deserializeXmlObject(String str,
                                          boolean validate)

Deserializes the given object from xml

Parameters:

str - The xml to deserialize

validate - True if we are to validate the xml

Returns:

The object

See Also:

for a list of supported types

cloneObject

public static Object cloneObject(Object object)

Clones the given object by serializing it to bytes and then deserializing it.

Parameters:

object - The object.

Returns:

A clone of the object