Serializer (Exonum Java Binding Parent 0.8.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - a type of serializable object

All Known Implementing Classes:

BlockSerializer, CheckingSerializerDecorator, TransactionLocationSerializer, TransactionResultSerializer, UtcZonedDateTimeSerializer
```
public interface Serializer<T>
```
Converts Java objects into a binary representation in some format, and vice versa.
Implementations must ensure that for any object o, toBytes(Object) produces such an array, that being passed to fromBytes(byte[]), is converted to another object o2, that is equal to the original object o.
This interface is designed to be primarily used by storage proxies and proof validators.

See Also:

StandardSerializers

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`fromBytes(byte[] serializedValue)`	De-serializes a value from a given byte array.
`byte[]`	`toBytes(T value)`	Serializes a given value into a byte array.

- Method Detail
  - toBytes
```
byte[] toBytes(T value)
```
    Serializes a given value into a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - a value to serialize, must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    a byte array containing a serialized value
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if value is null
  - fromBytes
```
T fromBytes(byte[] serializedValue)
```
    De-serializes a value from a given byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    serializedValue - an array containing a serialized value of type T, must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    a value
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the array is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the array cannot be decoded into a value of type T (e.g., contains 2 bytes when 4 are expected)