org.jboss.marshalling
Class AbstractExternalizer

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.marshalling.AbstractExternalizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Externalizer

public abstract class AbstractExternalizer
extends Object
implements Externalizer

An externalizer base class which handles object creation in a default fashion.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractExternalizer()

Method Summary

Object

createExternal(Class<?> subjectType, ObjectInput input, Creator defaultCreator) Create an instance of a type using the provided creator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.marshalling.Externalizer

readExternal, writeExternal

Constructor Detail

AbstractExternalizer

public AbstractExternalizer()

Method Detail

createExternal

public Object createExternal(Class<?> subjectType,
                             ObjectInput input,
                             Creator defaultCreator)
                      throws IOException,
                             ClassNotFoundException

Create an instance of a type using the provided creator.

Specified by:

createExternal in interface Externalizer

Parameters:

subjectType - the type to create

input - the object input

defaultCreator - the creator

Returns:

a new instance

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

ClassNotFoundException - if the class could not be located