org.objenesis.instantiator
Class SerializationInstantiatorHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.objenesis.instantiator.SerializationInstantiatorHelper

public class SerializationInstantiatorHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper for common serialization-compatible instantiation functions

Author:

Leonardo Mesquita

Constructor Summary

SerializationInstantiatorHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Class

getNonSerializableSuperClass(java.lang.Class type) Returns the first non-serializable superclass of a given class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SerializationInstantiatorHelper

public SerializationInstantiatorHelper()

Method Detail

getNonSerializableSuperClass

public static java.lang.Class getNonSerializableSuperClass(java.lang.Class type)

Returns the first non-serializable superclass of a given class. According to Java Object Serialization Specification, objects read from a stream are initialized by calling an accessible no-arg constructor from the first non-serializable superclass in the object's hierarchy, allowing the state of non-serializable fields to be correctly initialized.

Parameters:

type - Serializable class for which the first non-serializable superclass is to be found

Returns:

The first non-serializable superclass of 'type'.

See Also:

Serializable