weka.core
Class SerializedObject

java.lang.Object
  weka.core.SerializedObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class SerializedObject

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Class for storing an object in serialized form in memory. It can be used to make deep copies of objects, and also allows compression to conserve memory.

Version:

$Revision: 1.7 $

Author:

Richard Kirkby (rbk1@cs.waikato.ac.nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

private boolean	m_isCompressed Whether or not the object is compressed.
private byte[]	m_storedObjectArray The array storing the object.

Constructor Summary

SerializedObject(java.lang.Object toStore)
Creates a new serialized object (without compression).

SerializedObject(java.lang.Object toStore, boolean compress)
Creates a new serialized object.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object compareTo)
java.lang.Object	getObject() Returns a serialized object.
int	hashCode() Returns a hashcode for this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

m_storedObjectArray

private byte[] m_storedObjectArray

The array storing the object.

m_isCompressed

private boolean m_isCompressed

Whether or not the object is compressed.

Constructor Detail

SerializedObject

public SerializedObject(java.lang.Object toStore)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Creates a new serialized object (without compression).

Parameters:

toStore - the object to store

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the object couldn't be serialized

SerializedObject

public SerializedObject(java.lang.Object toStore,
                        boolean compress)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Creates a new serialized object.

Parameters:

toStore - the object to store

compress - whether or not to use compression

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the object couldn't be serialized

Method Detail

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object compareTo)

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hashcode for this object.

Returns:

the hashcode

getObject

public java.lang.Object getObject()

Returns a serialized object.

Returns:

the restored object

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the object couldn't be restored