Module org.eclipse.persistence.core

Package org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.serializers

Interface Serializer

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSerializer, JavaSerializer, JSONSerializer, XMLSerializer

public interface Serializer
extends Serializable, Cloneable

Generic serializer interface. Allows for a plugable serializer for Remote, Cache Coordination, Converters.

Author:

James Sutherland

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	deserialize(Object bytes, Session session)
Class<?>	getType()
void	initialize(Class<?> serializeClass, String serializePackage, Session session)
Object	serialize(Object object, Session session)

Method Detail

serialize

Object serialize(Object object,
                 Session session)

deserialize

Object deserialize(Object bytes,
                   Session session)

getType

Class<?> getType()

initialize

void initialize(Class<?> serializeClass,
                String serializePackage,
                Session session)