co.paralleluniverse.common.io

Interface Streamable

public interface Streamable

This interface marks an object that can be serialized to a data stream. It is similar in function to Serializable, except that the serialization is handled explicitely by the object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	read(DataInput in) Reads the object's contents from the given DataInput.
int	size() Returns the size in bytes of the object's serialized form.
void	write(DataOutput out) Serializes the object into the given DataOutput,

Method Detail

size

int size()

Returns the size in bytes of the object's serialized form.

Returns:

The size in bytes of the object's serialized form.

write

void write(DataOutput out)
           throws IOException

Serializes the object into the given DataOutput,

Parameters:

out - A DataOutput into which the object is to be serialized.

Throws:

IOException

read

void read(DataInput in)
          throws IOException

Reads the object's contents from the given DataInput.

Parameters:

in - A DataInput from which the object's contents are to be read.

Throws:

IOException