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*
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package org.springframework.util;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
/**
* Static utilities for serialization and deserialization.
*
* @author Dave Syer
* @since 3.0.5
*/
public abstract class SerializationUtils {
/**
* Serialize the given object to a byte array.
* @param object the object to serialize
* @return an array of bytes representing the object in a portable fashion
*/
public static byte[] serialize(Object object) {
if (object == null) {
return null;
}
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
try {
ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
oos.writeObject(object);
oos.flush();
}
catch (IOException ex) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to serialize object of type: " + object.getClass(), ex);
}
return baos.toByteArray();
}
/**
* Deserialize the byte array into an object.
* @param bytes a serialized object
* @return the result of deserializing the bytes
*/
public static Object deserialize(byte[] bytes) {
if (bytes == null) {
return null;
}
try {
ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes));
return ois.readObject();
}
catch (IOException ex) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to deserialize object", ex);
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to deserialize object type", ex);
}
}
}
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