ObjectUtils (Apache Turbine 5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.turbine.util.ObjectUtils

```
public abstract class ObjectUtils
extends Object
```
This is where common Object manipulation routines should go.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Nissim Karpenstein, Henning P. Schmiedehausen

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ObjectUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <T> T`	`deserialize(byte[] objectData)`	Deserializes a single object from an array of bytes.
`static byte[]`	`serializeMap(Map<String,Object> map)`	Converts a map to a byte array for storage/serialization.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ObjectUtils
```
public ObjectUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - serializeMap
```
public static byte[] serializeMap(Map<String,Object> map)
                           throws Exception
```
    Converts a map to a byte array for storage/serialization.
    
    Parameters:
    
    map - The Map to convert.
    
    Returns:
    
    A byte[] with the converted Map.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - A generic exception.
  - deserialize
```
public static <T> T deserialize(byte[] objectData)
```
    Deserializes a single object from an array of bytes.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of the object to return
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectData - The serialized object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The deserialized object, or null on failure.