com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers

Class CollectionSerializer

java.lang.Object

com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer<java.util.Collection>

com.esotericsoftware.kryo.serializers.CollectionSerializer

public class CollectionSerializer
extends Serializer<java.util.Collection>

Serializes objects that implement the Collection interface.

With the default constructor, a collection requires a 1-3 byte header and an extra 2-3 bytes is written for each element in the collection. The alternate constructor can be used to improve efficiency to match that of using an array instead of a collection.

Author:

Nathan Sweet

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionSerializer()
CollectionSerializer(java.lang.Class elementClass, Serializer serializer)
CollectionSerializer(java.lang.Class elementClass, Serializer serializer, boolean elementsCanBeNull)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Collection	copy(Kryo kryo, java.util.Collection original) Returns a copy of the specified object.
java.util.Collection	read(Kryo kryo, Input input, java.lang.Class<java.util.Collection> type) Reads bytes and returns a new object of the specified concrete type.
void	setElementClass(java.lang.Class elementClass, Serializer serializer)
void	setElementsCanBeNull(boolean elementsCanBeNull)
void	setGenerics(Kryo kryo, java.lang.Class[] generics) Sets the generic types of the field or method this serializer will be used for on the next call to read or write.
void	write(Kryo kryo, Output output, java.util.Collection collection) Writes the bytes for the object to the output.

Methods inherited from class com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Serializer

getAcceptsNull, isImmutable, setAcceptsNull, setImmutable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CollectionSerializer

public CollectionSerializer()

CollectionSerializer

public CollectionSerializer(java.lang.Class elementClass,
                    Serializer serializer)

See Also:

setElementClass(Class, Serializer)

CollectionSerializer

public CollectionSerializer(java.lang.Class elementClass,
                    Serializer serializer,
                    boolean elementsCanBeNull)

See Also:

setElementClass(Class, Serializer), setElementsCanBeNull(boolean)

Method Detail

setElementsCanBeNull

public void setElementsCanBeNull(boolean elementsCanBeNull)

Parameters:

elementsCanBeNull - False if all elements are not null. This saves 1 byte per element if elementClass is set. True if it is not known (default).

setElementClass

public void setElementClass(java.lang.Class elementClass,
                   Serializer serializer)

Parameters:

elementClass - The concrete class of each element. This saves 1-2 bytes per element. Set to null if the class is not known or varies per element (default).

serializer - The serializer to use for each element.

setGenerics

public void setGenerics(Kryo kryo,
               java.lang.Class[] generics)

Description copied from class: Serializer

Sets the generic types of the field or method this serializer will be used for on the next call to read or write. Subsequent calls to read and write must not use this generic type information. The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may use the information provided to this method for more efficient serialization, eg to use the same type for all items in a list.

Overrides:

setGenerics in class Serializer<java.util.Collection>

generics - Some (but never all) elements may be null if there is no generic type information at that index.

write

public void write(Kryo kryo,
         Output output,
         java.util.Collection collection)

Description copied from class: Serializer

Writes the bytes for the object to the output.

This method should not be called directly, instead this serializer can be passed to Kryo write methods that accept a serialier.

Specified by:

write in class Serializer<java.util.Collection>

collection - May be null if Serializer.getAcceptsNull() is true.

read

public java.util.Collection read(Kryo kryo,
                        Input input,
                        java.lang.Class<java.util.Collection> type)

Description copied from class: Serializer

Reads bytes and returns a new object of the specified concrete type.

Before Kryo can be used to read child objects, Kryo.reference(Object) must be called with the parent object to ensure it can be referenced by the child objects. Any serializer that uses Kryo to read a child object may need to be reentrant.

This method should not be called directly, instead this serializer can be passed to Kryo read methods that accept a serialier.

Specified by:

read in class Serializer<java.util.Collection>

Returns:

May be null if Serializer.getAcceptsNull() is true.

copy

public java.util.Collection copy(Kryo kryo,
                        java.util.Collection original)

Description copied from class: Serializer

Returns a copy of the specified object. The default implementation returns the original if Serializer.isImmutable() is true, else throws KryoException. Subclasses should override this method if needed to support Kryo.copy(Object).

Before Kryo can be used to copy child objects, Kryo.reference(Object) must be called with the copy to ensure it can be referenced by the child objects. Any serializer that uses Kryo to copy a child object may need to be reentrant.

This method should not be called directly, instead this serializer can be passed to Kryo copy methods that accept a serialier.

Overrides:

copy in class Serializer<java.util.Collection>