oracle.jbo.common
Class ArrayMarshaller

java.lang.Object
  oracle.jbo.common.ArrayMarshaller

public class ArrayMarshaller

extends java.lang.Object

The ArrayMarshaller is a helper class to marshall array of java types into byte streams and vice versa.

Constructor Summary

ArrayMarshaller()

Method Summary

static byte[]	createStream(java.lang.Class cls, java.lang.Object[] obj) NEW Convert an array of objects into byte stream.
static byte[]	createStream(int[] val) NEW Convert an integer array into byte stream.
static int[]	readInt(byte[] byteStream) NEW Convert byte stream into an array of integers.
static java.lang.Object[]	readObject(java.lang.Class cls, byte[] stream) Convert byte stream into an array of objects.
static java.lang.String[]	readString(byte[] byteStream) NEW Convert byte stream into an array of Strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArrayMarshaller

public ArrayMarshaller()

Method Detail

createStream

public static final byte[] createStream(java.lang.Class cls,
                                        java.lang.Object[] obj)
                                 throws DataCreationException

NEW Convert an array of objects into byte stream.

Parameters:

cls - the class of the object.

obj - the array of objects to be converted.

Throws:

DataCreationException - is thrown when there is an error occured in the process

readObject

public static final java.lang.Object[] readObject(java.lang.Class cls,
                                                  byte[] stream)
                                           throws DataCreationException

Convert byte stream into an array of objects.

Parameters:

cls - the class of the object.

stream - the byte stream to be converted.

Throws:

DataCreationException - is thrown when there is an error occured in the process

createStream

public static final byte[] createStream(int[] val)
                                 throws DataCreationException

NEW Convert an integer array into byte stream.

Parameters:

val - the array of integers to be converted.

Throws:

DataCreationException - is thrown when there is an error occured in the process

readString

public static final java.lang.String[] readString(byte[] byteStream)
                                           throws DataCreationException

NEW Convert byte stream into an array of Strings.

Parameters:

byteStream - the byte stream to be converted.

Throws:

DataCreationException - is thrown when there is an error occured in the process

readInt

public static final int[] readInt(byte[] byteStream)
                           throws DataCreationException

NEW Convert byte stream into an array of integers.

Parameters:

byteStream - the byte stream to be converted.

Throws:

DataCreationException - is thrown when there is an error occured in the process