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 and 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)