Package org.objenesis.instantiator

Class SerializationInstantiatorHelper

java.lang.Object

org.objenesis.instantiator.SerializationInstantiatorHelper

public class SerializationInstantiatorHelper
extends Object

Helper for common serialization-compatible instantiation functions

Author:

Leonardo Mesquita

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SerializationInstantiatorHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Class<? super T>	getNonSerializableSuperClass(Class<T> type)	Returns the first non-serializable superclass of a given class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializationInstantiatorHelper

public SerializationInstantiatorHelper()

Method Detail

getNonSerializableSuperClass

public static <T> Class<? super T> getNonSerializableSuperClass(Class<T> type)

Returns the first non-serializable superclass of a given class. According to Java Object Serialization Specification, objects read from a stream are initialized by calling an accessible no-arg constructor from the first non-serializable superclass in the object's hierarchy, allowing the state of non-serializable fields to be correctly initialized.

Type Parameters:

T - Type to instantiate

Parameters:

type - Serializable class for which the first non-serializable superclass is to be found

Returns:

The first non-serializable superclass of 'type'.

See Also:

Serializable