com.hazelcast.nio.serialization
Interface ByteArraySerializer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of serialized object

All Superinterfaces:

Serializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstantSerializers.TheByteArraySerializer

public interface ByteArraySerializer<T>
extends Serializer

For sample usage custom serialization and other way of custom serialization see StreamSerializer. Note that read and write methods should be compatible

Method Summary

T	read(byte[] buffer) Converts given byte array to object
byte[]	write(T object) Converts given object to byte array

Methods inherited from interface com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.Serializer

destroy, getTypeId

Method Detail

write

byte[] write(T object)
             throws IOException

Converts given object to byte array

Parameters:

object - that will be serialized

Returns:

byte array that object is serialized into

Throws:

IOException

read

T read(byte[] buffer)
       throws IOException

Converts given byte array to object

Parameters:

buffer - that object will be read from

Returns:

deserialized object

Throws:

IOException