Package edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ext.org.apache.ddlutils.io

Class BinaryObjectsHelper

java.lang.Object

edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ext.org.apache.ddlutils.io.BinaryObjectsHelper

public class BinaryObjectsHelper
extends Object

Helper class for dealing with the serialization and Base64 encoding of objects.

Version:

$Revision: $

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	decode(String base64Rep)	Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.
byte[]	decodeByteArray(String base64Rep)	Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.
Object	deserialize(byte[] serializedForm)	Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.
String	encode(Object obj)	Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.
String	encodeByteArray(byte[] data)	Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.
byte[]	serialize(Object obj)	Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

BinaryObjectsHelper

public BinaryObjectsHelper()

Method Details

serialize

public byte[] serialize(Object obj)

Serializes the given object to a byte array representation.

Parameters:

obj - The object to serialize

Returns:

The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

deserialize

public Object deserialize(byte[] serializedForm)

Deserializes the object from its byte array representation.

Parameters:

serializedForm - The byte array containing the serialized form of the object

Returns:

The object

encode

public String encode(Object obj)

Encodes the serialized form of the given object to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

obj - The object

Returns:

The Base64 string

encodeByteArray

public String encodeByteArray(byte[] data)

Encodes the given byte array to its Base64 form.

Parameters:

data - The data to encode

Returns:

The Base64 string

decode

public Object decode(String base64Rep)

Decodes an object from the serialized form encoded in the given Base64 string.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The serialized form encoded in Base64

Returns:

The object

decodeByteArray

public byte[] decodeByteArray(String base64Rep)

Decodes the given Base64 form to a byte array.

Parameters:

base64Rep - The Base64 string to decode

Returns:

The byte array