com.jrefinery.io
Class SerialUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.jrefinery.io.SerialUtilities

public abstract class SerialUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

A class containing useful utility methods relating to serialization.

Author:

David Gilbert

Constructor Summary

SerialUtilities()

Method Summary

static boolean	isSerializable(java.lang.Class c) Returns true if a class implements Serializable and false otherwise.
static java.awt.Paint	readPaint(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream) Reads a Paint object that has been serialised by the writePaint(java.awt.Paint, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.
static java.awt.Shape	readShape(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream) Reads a Shape object that has been serialised by the writeShape(java.awt.Shape, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.
static java.awt.Stroke	readStroke(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream) Reads a Stroke object that has been serialised by the writeStroke(java.awt.Stroke, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.
static void	writePaint(java.awt.Paint paint, java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream) Serialises a Paint object.
static void	writeShape(java.awt.Shape shape, java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream) Serialises a Shape object.
static void	writeStroke(java.awt.Stroke stroke, java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream) Serialises a Stroke object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerialUtilities

public SerialUtilities()

Method Detail

isSerializable

public static boolean isSerializable(java.lang.Class c)

Returns true if a class implements Serializable and false otherwise.

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

A boolean.

readPaint

public static java.awt.Paint readPaint(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Reads a Paint object that has been serialised by the writePaint(java.awt.Paint, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream.

Returns:

The paint object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if there is a problem loading a class.

writePaint

public static void writePaint(java.awt.Paint paint,
                              java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Serialises a Paint object.

Parameters:

paint - the paint object.

stream - the output stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O error.

readStroke

public static java.awt.Stroke readStroke(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream)
                                  throws java.io.IOException,
                                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Reads a Stroke object that has been serialised by the writeStroke(java.awt.Stroke, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream.

Returns:

The stroke object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if there is a problem loading a class.

writeStroke

public static void writeStroke(java.awt.Stroke stroke,
                               java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream)
                        throws java.io.IOException

Serialises a Stroke object.

Parameters:

stroke - the stroke object.

stream - the output stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O error.

readShape

public static java.awt.Shape readShape(java.io.ObjectInputStream stream)
                                throws java.io.IOException,
                                       java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Reads a Shape object that has been serialised by the writeShape(java.awt.Shape, java.io.ObjectOutputStream) method.

Parameters:

stream - the input stream.

Returns:

The shape object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O problem.

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if there is a problem loading a class.

writeShape

public static void writeShape(java.awt.Shape shape,
                              java.io.ObjectOutputStream stream)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Serialises a Shape object.

Parameters:

shape - the shape object.

stream - the output stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an I/O error.