Module java.base
Package java.io

# Class ObjectOutputStream.PutField

java.lang.Object
java.io.ObjectOutputStream.PutField

Enclosing class:
  `ObjectOutputStream`

public abstract static class ObjectOutputStream.PutField extends Object
Provide programmatic access to the persistent fields to be written to ObjectOutput.

Since:
  1.2

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `PutField()`
  Constructor for subclasses to call.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, boolean val)`
  Put the value of the named boolean field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, byte val)`
  Put the value of the named byte field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, char val)`
  Put the value of the named char field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, double val)`
  Put the value of the named double field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, float val)`
  Put the value of the named float field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, int val)`
  Put the value of the named int field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, long val)`
  Put the value of the named long field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, short val)`
  Put the value of the named short field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `put(String name, Object val)`
  Put the value of the named Object field into the persistent field.
  `abstract void`
  `write(ObjectOutput out)`
  Deprecated.
  This method does not write the values contained by this `PutField` object in a proper format, and may result in corruption of the serialization stream.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### PutField

    public PutField()
    Constructor for subclasses to call.

- ## Method Details

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, boolean val)
    Put the value of the named boolean field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `boolean`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, byte val)
    Put the value of the named byte field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `byte`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, char val)
    Put the value of the named char field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `char`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, short val)
    Put the value of the named short field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `short`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, int val)
    Put the value of the named int field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `int`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, long val)
    Put the value of the named long field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `long`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, float val)
    Put the value of the named float field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `float`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, double val)
    Put the value of the named double field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not `double`

  - ### put

    public abstract void put(String name, Object val)
    Put the value of the named Object field into the persistent field.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name of the serializable field
      `val` - the value to assign to the field (which may be `null`)
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` does not match the name of a serializable field for the class whose fields are being written, or if the type of the named field is not a reference type

  - ### write

    @Deprecated public abstract void write(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException
    Deprecated.
    This method does not write the values contained by this `PutField` object in a proper format, and may result in corruption of the serialization stream. The correct way to write `PutField` data is by calling the `ObjectOutputStream.writeFields()` method.
    Write the data and fields to the specified ObjectOutput stream, which must be the same stream that produced this `PutField` object.
    Parameters:
      `out` - the stream to write the data and fields to
    Throws:
      `IOException` - if I/O errors occur while writing to the underlying stream
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the specified stream is not the same stream that produced this `PutField` object