net.sf.jsefa
Interface Serializer

All Known Subinterfaces:

CsvSerializer, FlrSerializer, RbfSerializer, XmlSerializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

CsvSerializerImpl, FlrSerializerImpl, RbfSerializerImpl, XmlSerializerImpl

public interface Serializer

Iterator-style interface for stream based serializers.

Author:

Norman Lahme-Huetig

Method Summary

void	close(boolean closeWriter) Closes the serialization stream.
void	flush() Flushes the stream.
LowLevelSerializer	getLowLevelSerializer() Returns the underlying low level serializer.
void	open(Writer writer) Opens a new serialization stream based on the given writer.
void	write(Object obj) Writes the given object.

Method Detail

open

void open(Writer writer)

Opens a new serialization stream based on the given writer.

Parameters:

writer - the writer to base the stream on

Throws:

SerializationException

write

void write(Object obj)

Writes the given object.

Parameters:

obj - the object to write

Throws:

SerializationException

flush

void flush()

Flushes the stream.

close

void close(boolean closeWriter)

Closes the serialization stream. The underlying writer will be closed only if closeWriter is true, too.

Parameters:

closeWriter - if true, the underlying writer will be closed, too.

Throws:

SerializationException

getLowLevelSerializer

LowLevelSerializer getLowLevelSerializer()

Returns the underlying low level serializer.

Returns:

a low level serializer.