jrunx.persistence
Interface PersistentObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPersistentObject

public interface PersistentObject

Interface to a persistence store mechanism for instances.

Author:

Enrique Duvos

Method Summary

void	deserialize(byte[] data) Methods for deserializing the object.
java.lang.Object	getObject() Retrieves the object.
byte[]	serialize() Methods for serializing the object.
void	setObject(java.lang.Object object) Sets the encapsulated object.

Method Detail

serialize

public byte[] serialize()
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Methods for serializing the object.

deserialize

public void deserialize(byte[] data)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Methods for deserializing the object.

Parameters:

data - the serialized object as a byte array.

getObject

public java.lang.Object getObject()

Retrieves the object.

Returns:

the Object encapsulated by this PersistentObject.

setObject

public void setObject(java.lang.Object object)

Sets the encapsulated object.

Parameters:

object - the Object encapsulated by this PersistentObject.