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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	cloneObject(Object object) Clones the given object by serializing it to bytes and then deserializing it.
static Object	deserializeBase64Object(String encdata) Deserializes the given object from Base64 String.
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 String	serializeBase64Object(Object object) Serializes the given object to Base64 string.
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

serializeBase64Object

public static String serializeBase64Object(Object object)

Serializes the given object to Base64 string.

Parameters:

object - The object to serialize

Returns:

The Base64 string

Since:

1.4

See Also:

for a list of supported types

deserializeBase64Object

public static Object deserializeBase64Object(String encdata)

Deserializes the given object from Base64 String.

Parameters:

encdata - The string to deserialize

Returns:

The object

Since:

1.4

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