org.ehcache.impl.serialization

Class StringSerializer

java.lang.Object

org.ehcache.impl.serialization.StringSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializer<java.lang.String>

public class StringSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements Serializer<java.lang.String>

Default Serializer for String type. Simply writes the string bytes in modified UTF-8 to a byte buffer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringSerializer() No arg constructor
StringSerializer(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader) Constructor to enable this serializer as a transient one.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.String object, java.nio.ByteBuffer binary) Checks if the given instance and serial form represent the same instance.
java.lang.String	read(java.nio.ByteBuffer binary) Reconstructs an instance from the given serial form.
java.nio.ByteBuffer	serialize(java.lang.String object) Transforms the given instance into its serial form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringSerializer

public StringSerializer()

No arg constructor

StringSerializer

public StringSerializer(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)

Constructor to enable this serializer as a transient one.

Parameter is ignored as String is a base java type.

Parameters:

classLoader - the classloader to use

See Also:

Serializer

Method Detail

serialize

public java.nio.ByteBuffer serialize(java.lang.String object)

Transforms the given instance into its serial form.

Specified by:

serialize in interface Serializer<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

object - the instance to serialize

Returns:

the binary representation of the serial form

read

public java.lang.String read(java.nio.ByteBuffer binary)
                      throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Reconstructs an instance from the given serial form.

Specified by:

read in interface Serializer<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

binary - the binary representation of the serial form

Returns:

the de-serialized instance

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the type to de-serialize to cannot be found

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.String object,
                      java.nio.ByteBuffer binary)
               throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Checks if the given instance and serial form represent the same instance.

Specified by:

equals in interface Serializer<java.lang.String>

Parameters:

object - the instance to check

binary - the serial form to check

Returns:

true if both parameters represent equal instances, false otherwise

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the type to de-serialize to cannot be found