Package org.duracloud.common.util

Class SerializationUtil

java.lang.Object

org.duracloud.common.util.SerializationUtil

public class SerializationUtil
extends Object

Provides utility methods for serializing and deserializing.

Author:

Bill Branan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static List<String>	deserializeList(String list)	DeSerializes XML into a List of Strings.
static Map<String,String>	deserializeMap(String map)	DeSerializes XML into a Map.
static Set<String>	deserializeSet(String set)	DeSerializes XML into a Set of Strings.
static String	serializeList(List<?> list)	Serializes a List to XML.
static String	serializeMap(Map<String,String> map)	Serializes a Map to XML.
static String	serializeSet(Set<?> set)	Serializes a List to XML.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

serializeMap

public static String serializeMap(Map<String,String> map)

Serializes a Map to XML. If the map is either empty or null the XML will indicate an empty map.

Parameters:

map -

Returns:

deserializeMap

public static Map<String,String> deserializeMap(String map)

DeSerializes XML into a Map. If the XML is either empty or null an empty Map is returned.

Parameters:

map -

Returns:

serializeList

public static String serializeList(List<?> list)

Serializes a List to XML. If the list is either empty or null the XML will indicate an empty list.

Parameters:

list -

Returns:

deserializeList

public static List<String> deserializeList(String list)

DeSerializes XML into a List of Strings. If the XML is either empty or null an empty List is returned.

Parameters:

list -

Returns:

serializeSet

public static String serializeSet(Set<?> set)

Serializes a List to XML. If the list is either empty or null the XML will indicate an empty list.

Parameters:

set - of Strings

Returns:

serialized Set

deserializeSet

public static Set<String> deserializeSet(String set)

DeSerializes XML into a Set of Strings. If the XML is either empty or null an empty List is returned.

Parameters:

set - serialized as a String

Returns:

deserialized Set