Package com.mckoi.database.global

Class ObjectTransfer

java.lang.Object

com.mckoi.database.global.ObjectTransfer

public class ObjectTransfer
extends java.lang.Object

Provides static methods for transfering different types of objects over a Data input/output stream.

Author:

Tobias Downer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectTransfer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static int	exactSize(java.lang.Object ob)	Returns the exact size an object will take up when serialized.
static java.lang.Object	readFrom(java.io.DataInputStream in)	Writes an object from the data input stream.
static int	size(java.lang.Object ob)	Makes an estimate of the size of the object.
static void	writeTo(java.io.DataOutput out, java.lang.Object ob)	Writes an object to the data output stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectTransfer

public ObjectTransfer()

Method Detail

size

public static int size(java.lang.Object ob)
                throws java.io.IOException

Makes an estimate of the size of the object. This is useful for making a guess for how much this will take up.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

exactSize

public static int exactSize(java.lang.Object ob)
                     throws java.io.IOException

Returns the exact size an object will take up when serialized.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

writeTo

public static void writeTo(java.io.DataOutput out,
                           java.lang.Object ob)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Writes an object to the data output stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readFrom

public static java.lang.Object readFrom(java.io.DataInputStream in)
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Writes an object from the data input stream.

Throws:

java.io.IOException