org.axonframework.serialization

Class UnknownSerializedType

java.lang.Object

org.axonframework.serialization.UnknownSerializedType

public class UnknownSerializedType
extends Object

Class representing a serialized object of which there is no class available in the current class loader. This class provides access to the raw underlying data, as well as any format supported by the serializer.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Allard Buijze

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnknownSerializedType(Serializer serializer, SerializedObject<?> serializedObject) Initialize the unknown type, using given serializer and serializedObject.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	readData(Class<T> desiredFormat) Returns the data contained in the serialized object in the given desiredFormat, if supported.
SerializedType	serializedType() Returns the type of the serialized object, for which no class could be resolved.
<T> boolean	supportsFormat(Class<T> desiredFormat) Indicates whether the given desiredFormat is supported as a representation for this type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnknownSerializedType

public UnknownSerializedType(Serializer serializer,
                             SerializedObject<?> serializedObject)

Initialize the unknown type, using given serializer and serializedObject.

Parameters:

serializer - the serializer attempting to deserialize the object

serializedObject - the object being deserialized

Method Detail

supportsFormat

public <T> boolean supportsFormat(Class<T> desiredFormat)

Indicates whether the given desiredFormat is supported as a representation for this type. More specifically, it will consult the serializer that returned this instance whether it has a converter to convert the serialized object's data to the desired type

Type Parameters:

T - the format in which the serialized object is desired

Parameters:

desiredFormat - the format in which the serialized object is desired

Returns:

true if the format is supported, otherwise false

readData

public <T> T readData(Class<T> desiredFormat)

Returns the data contained in the serialized object in the given desiredFormat, if supported. If the desired format is unsupported, an exception is thrown, depending on the serializer.

To verify whether a format is supported, use supportsFormat(Class).

Parameters:

desiredFormat - the format in which the data is desired

- the format in which the data is desired

Returns:

the data in the desired format

serializedType

public SerializedType serializedType()

Returns the type of the serialized object, for which no class could be resolved.

Returns:

the type of the serialized object