Class CollectionSerializer

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    DefaultSerializers.TreeSetSerializer

    public class CollectionSerializer
    extends Serializer<Collection>
    Serializes objects that implement the Collection interface.

    With the default constructor, a collection requires a 1-3 byte header and an extra 2-3 bytes is written for each element in the collection. The alternate constructor can be used to improve efficiency to match that of using an array instead of a collection.

    Author:
    Nathan Sweet
    • Method Detail

      • setElementsCanBeNull

        public void setElementsCanBeNull​(boolean elementsCanBeNull)
        Parameters:
        elementsCanBeNull - False if all elements are not null. This saves 1 byte per element if elementClass is set. True if it is not known (default).
      • setElementClass

        public void setElementClass​(Class elementClass,
                                    Serializer serializer)
        Parameters:
        elementClass - The concrete class of each element. This saves 1-2 bytes per element. Set to null if the class is not known or varies per element (default).
        serializer - The serializer to use for each element.
      • setGenerics

        public void setGenerics​(Kryo kryo,
                                Class[] generics)
        Description copied from class: Serializer
        Sets the generic types of the field or method this serializer will be used for on the next call to read or write. Subsequent calls to read and write must not use this generic type information. The default implementation does nothing. Subclasses may use the information provided to this method for more efficient serialization, eg to use the same type for all items in a list.
        Overrides:
        setGenerics in class Serializer<Collection>
        generics - Some (but never all) elements may be null if there is no generic type information at that index.
      • read

        public Collection read​(Kryo kryo,
                               Input input,
                               Class<Collection> type)
        Description copied from class: Serializer
        Reads bytes and returns a new object of the specified concrete type.

        Before Kryo can be used to read child objects, Kryo.reference(Object) must be called with the parent object to ensure it can be referenced by the child objects. Any serializer that uses Kryo to read a child object may need to be reentrant.

        This method should not be called directly, instead this serializer can be passed to Kryo read methods that accept a serialier.

        Specified by:
        read in class Serializer<Collection>
        Returns:
        May be null if Serializer.getAcceptsNull() is true.
      • copy

        public Collection copy​(Kryo kryo,
                               Collection original)
        Description copied from class: Serializer
        Returns a copy of the specified object. The default implementation returns the original if Serializer.isImmutable() is true, else throws KryoException. Subclasses should override this method if needed to support Kryo.copy(Object).

        Before Kryo can be used to copy child objects, Kryo.reference(Object) must be called with the copy to ensure it can be referenced by the child objects. Any serializer that uses Kryo to copy a child object may need to be reentrant.

        This method should not be called directly, instead this serializer can be passed to Kryo copy methods that accept a serialier.

        Overrides:
        copy in class Serializer<Collection>