org.apache.pivot.serialization
Class ByteArraySerializer

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.pivot.serialization.ByteArraySerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializer<byte[]>

public class ByteArraySerializer
extends Object
implements Serializer<byte[]>

Implementation of the Serializer interface that reads and writes a byte array.

See Also:

Serializer

Field Summary

static int	BUFFER_SIZE
static String	MIME_TYPE

Constructor Summary

ByteArraySerializer()

Method Summary

String	getMIMEType(byte[] bytes) Returns the MIME type of the data read and written by this serializer.
byte[]	readObject(InputStream inputStream) Reads a byte array from an input stream.
void	writeObject(byte[] bytes, OutputStream outputStream) Writes a byte array to an output stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MIME_TYPE

public static final String MIME_TYPE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

BUFFER_SIZE

public static final int BUFFER_SIZE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ByteArraySerializer

public ByteArraySerializer()

Method Detail

readObject

public byte[] readObject(InputStream inputStream)
                  throws IOException,
                         SerializationException

Reads a byte array from an input stream.

Specified by:

readObject in interface Serializer<byte[]>

Parameters:

inputStream - The data stream from which the object will be read.

Returns:

The deserialized object.

Throws:

IOException

SerializationException

writeObject

public void writeObject(byte[] bytes,
                        OutputStream outputStream)
                 throws IOException,
                        SerializationException

Writes a byte array to an output stream.

Specified by:

writeObject in interface Serializer<byte[]>

Parameters:

bytes - The object to serialize.

outputStream - The data stream to which the object will be written.

Throws:

IOException

SerializationException

getMIMEType

public String getMIMEType(byte[] bytes)

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Returns the MIME type of the data read and written by this serializer.

Specified by:

getMIMEType in interface Serializer<byte[]>

Parameters:

bytes - If provided, allows the serializer to attach parameters to the returned MIME type containing more detailed information about the data. If null, the base MIME type is returned.