Class FileLoader

java.lang.Object

FileLoader

public class FileLoader
extends java.lang.Object

This class contains static methods for serializing and deserializing objects into files. The objects which will be serialized should implement the java.io.Serializable interface.

Version:

13 June 2004

Author:

Michael Bekos and Antonios Symvonis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileLoader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Object	deserializeFromFile(java.io.File inputFile) Deserializes an object from the specified file.
static void	serializeToFile(java.io.File outputFile, java.io.Serializable data) Serializes an object to the specified file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileLoader

public FileLoader()

Method Detail

deserializeFromFile

public static java.lang.Object deserializeFromFile(java.io.File inputFile)
                                            throws java.io.IOException,
                                                   java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Deserializes an object from the specified file. If the given file does not exist or it is a directory it returns null.

Parameters:

inputFile - The file which contains the object to get deseraliased.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

serializeToFile

public static void serializeToFile(java.io.File outputFile,
                                   java.io.Serializable data)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Serializes an object to the specified file.

Parameters:

outputFile - The file to which we store the selializes object.

data - The object to be deseraliased.

Throws:

java.io.IOException