org.apache.wiki.util

Class Serializer

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wiki.util.Serializer

public final class Serializer
extends java.lang.Object

Provides static helper functions for serializing different objects.

Since:

2.8

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.io.Serializable>	deserializeFromBase64(java.lang.String rawString) Deserializes a Base64-encoded String into a HashMap.
static java.lang.String	serializeToBase64(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.io.Serializable> map) Serializes a Map and formats it into a Base64-encoded String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

deserializeFromBase64

public static java.util.Map<java.lang.String,? extends java.io.Serializable> deserializeFromBase64(java.lang.String rawString)
                                                                                            throws java.io.IOException

Deserializes a Base64-encoded String into a HashMap. Both the keys and values must implement Serializable.

Parameters:

rawString - the String contents containing the map to be deserialized

Returns:

the attributes, parsed into a Map

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if the contents cannot be parsed for any reason

serializeToBase64

public static java.lang.String serializeToBase64(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.io.Serializable> map)
                                          throws java.io.IOException

Serializes a Map and formats it into a Base64-encoded String. For ease of serialization, the Map contents are first copied into a HashMap, then serialized into a byte array that is encoded as a Base64 String.

Parameters:

map - the Map to serialize

Returns:

a String representing the serialized form of the Map

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If serialization cannot be done