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SerialJavaObject.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API4573Fri Aug 26 14:57:52 BST 2005javax.sql.rowset.serial

SerialJavaObject

public class SerialJavaObject extends Object implements Serializable, Cloneable
A serializable mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL JAVA_OBJECT value. Assuming the Java object implements the Serializable interface, this class simply wraps the serialization process.

If however, the serialization is not possible because the Java object is not immediately serializable, this class will attempt to serialize all non-static members to permit the object state to be serialized. Static or transient fields cannot be serialized; an attempt to serialize them will result in a SerialException object being thrown.

version
0.1
author
Jonathan Bruce

Fields Summary
private Object
obj
Placeholder for object to be serialized.
private transient Field[]
fields
Placeholder for all fields in the JavaObject being serialized.
static final long
serialVersionUID
The identifier that assists in the serialization of this SerialJavaObject object.
Vector
chain
A container for the warnings issued on this SerialJavaObject object. When there are multiple warnings, each warning is chained to the previous warning.
Constructors Summary
public SerialJavaObject(Object obj)
Constructor for SerialJavaObject helper class.

param
obj the Java Object to be serialized
throws
SerialException if the object is found to be unserializable


	// if any static fields are found, an exception
        // should be thrown


	// get Class. Object instance should always be available
	Class c = obj.getClass(); 	

	// determine if object implements Serializable i/f
	boolean serializableImpl = false;
	Class[] theIf = c.getInterfaces();
	for (int i = 0; i < theIf.length; i++) {
	    String ifName = theIf[i].getName();
	    if (ifName == "java.io.Serializable") {
		serializableImpl = true;	
	    }
 	}

	// can only determine public fields (obviously). If
	// any of these are static, this should invalidate
   	// the action of attempting to persist these fields
	// in a serialized form

 	boolean anyStaticFields = false;
	fields = c.getFields();
        //fields = new Object[field.length];

	for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++ ) {                 
	    if ( fields[i].getModifiers() == Modifier.STATIC ) {
		anyStaticFields = true;
	    }
            //fields[i] = field[i].get(obj);
	}
        try {
            if (!(serializableImpl)) {
               throw new RowSetWarning("Test");
            }
        } catch (RowSetWarning w) {
            setWarning(w);
        }
        
	if (anyStaticFields) {
	    throw new SerialException("Located static fields in " +
		"object instance. Cannot serialize");
	}

	this.obj = obj;
Methods Summary
public java.lang.reflect.Field[]getFields()
Returns an array of Field objects that contains each field of the object that this helper class is serializing.

return
an array of Field objects
throws
SerialException if an error is encountered accessing the serialized object

	if (fields != null) {	
            Class c = this.obj.getClass();
	    return c.getFields();
	} else {
	    throw new SerialException("SerialJavaObject does not contain" +
		" a serialized object instance");
	}
public java.lang.ObjectgetObject()
Returns an Object that is a copy of this SerialJavaObject object.

return
a copy of this SerialJavaObject object as an Object in the Java programming language
throws
SerialException if the instance is corrupt

        return this.obj;
private voidsetWarning(javax.sql.rowset.RowSetWarning e)
Registers the given warning.

    
             
        
        if (chain == null) {
            chain = new java.util.Vector();
        }
        chain.add(e);