org.hibernate.type
Class SerializableType<T extends Serializable>

java.lang.Object
  org.hibernate.type.AbstractStandardBasicType<T>
      org.hibernate.type.AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType<T>
          org.hibernate.type.SerializableType<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, BasicType, SingleColumnType<T>, StringRepresentableType<T>, Type, XmlRepresentableType<T>

public class SerializableType<T extends Serializable>
extends AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType<T>

A type that maps between a VARBINARY and Serializable classes.

Notice specifically the 2 forms:

• INSTANCE indicates a mapping using the Serializable interface itself.
• SerializableType(Class) indicates a mapping using the specific class

The important distinction has to do with locating the appropriate ClassLoader to use during deserialization. In the fist form we are always using the ClassLoader of the JVM (Hibernate will always fallback to trying its classloader as well). The second form is better at targeting the needed ClassLoader actually needed.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static SerializableType<Serializable>

INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

SerializableType(Class<T> serializableClass)

Method Summary

String

getName() Returns the abbreviated name of the type.

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType

nullSafeSet, sqlType

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.AbstractStandardBasicType

assemble, beforeAssemble, compare, deepCopy, deepCopy, defaultSizes, dictatedSizes, disassemble, fromString, fromStringValue, fromXMLNode, fromXMLString, get, getColumnSpan, getDefaultSize, getDictatedSize, getHashCode, getHashCode, getJavaTypeDescriptor, getMutabilityPlan, getRegistrationKeys, getReplacement, getReturnedClass, getSemiResolvedType, getSqlTypeDescriptor, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isDirty, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isMutable, isSame, isXMLElement, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, registerUnderJavaType, remapSqlTypeDescriptor, replace, replace, resolve, semiResolve, set, setJavaTypeDescriptor, setSqlTypeDescriptor, setToXMLNode, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString, toString, toXMLString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.type.SingleColumnType

fromStringValue, get, nullSafeGet, set, toString

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.type.Type

assemble, beforeAssemble, compare, deepCopy, defaultSizes, dictatedSizes, disassemble, fromXMLNode, getColumnSpan, getHashCode, getHashCode, getReturnedClass, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isMutable, isSame, isXMLElement, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, replace, replace, resolve, semiResolve, setToXMLNode, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final SerializableType<Serializable> INSTANCE

Constructor Detail

SerializableType

public SerializableType(Class<T> serializableClass)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Type

Returns the abbreviated name of the type.

Returns:

String the Hibernate type name