TextSerializer (DJUTILS sampling / output data storage 1.06.25 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanSerializer, ByteSerializer, CharacterSerializer, DoubleScalarSerializer, DoubleSerializer, FloatScalarSerializer, FloatSerializer, IntegerSerializer, LongSerializer, PrimitiveSerializer.Boolean, PrimitiveSerializer.Byte, PrimitiveSerializer.Char, PrimitiveSerializer.Double, PrimitiveSerializer.Float, PrimitiveSerializer.Int, PrimitiveSerializer.Long, PrimitiveSerializer.Short, ShortSerializer, StringSerializer
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public interface TextSerializer<T>
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TextSerializer defines the serialize and deserialize methods.

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Author:

Alexander Verbraeck, Peter Knoppers, Wouter Schakel

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`deserialize(String text)`	Deserialize a value from text that has been created with the corresponding serializer.
`static TextSerializer<?>`	`resolve(Class<?> valueClass)`	Resolve the correct (de)serializer for the given class, and return an instance of the (de)serializer.
`String`	`serialize(Object value)`	Serialize a value to text in such a way that it can be deserialized with the corresponding deserializer.

- Method Detail
  - serialize
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String serialize(Object value)
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    Serialize a value to text in such a way that it can be deserialized with the corresponding deserializer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Object; the value to serialize
    
    Returns:
    
    String; a string representation of the value that can later be deserialized
  - deserialize
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Object deserialize(String text)
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    Deserialize a value from text that has been created with the corresponding serializer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - String; the string to deserialize
    
    Returns:
    
    T; an instance of the object created with the corresponding serializer
  - resolve
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static TextSerializer<?> resolve(Class<?> valueClass)
                          throws TextSerializationException
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    Resolve the correct (de)serializer for the given class, and return an instance of the (de)serializer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valueClass - Class<?>; the class to resolve the (de)serializer for
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the correct (de)serializer
    
    Throws:
    
    TextSerializationException - when there is no corresponding (de)serializer for the class