akka.serialization

Class NullSerializer

java.lang.Object

akka.serialization.NullSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializer

Direct Known Subclasses:

NullSerializer$

public class NullSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements Serializer

This is a special Serializer that Serializes and deserializes nulls only

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NullSerializer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	fromBinary(byte[] bytes, scala.Option<java.lang.Class<?>> clazz) Produces an object from an array of bytes, with an optional type-hint; the class should be loaded using ActorSystem.dynamicAccess.
int	identifier() Completely unique value to identify this implementation of Serializer, used to optimize network traffic.
boolean	includeManifest() Returns whether this serializer needs a manifest in the fromBinary method
byte[]	nullAsBytes()
byte[]	toBinary(java.lang.Object o) Serializes the given object into an Array of Byte

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface akka.serialization.Serializer

fromBinary, fromBinary

Constructor Detail

NullSerializer

public NullSerializer()

Method Detail

nullAsBytes

public byte[] nullAsBytes()

includeManifest

public boolean includeManifest()

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Returns whether this serializer needs a manifest in the fromBinary method

Specified by:

includeManifest in interface Serializer

Returns:

(undocumented)

identifier

public int identifier()

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Completely unique value to identify this implementation of Serializer, used to optimize network traffic. Values from 0 to 40 are reserved for Akka internal usage.

Specified by:

identifier in interface Serializer

Returns:

(undocumented)

toBinary

public byte[] toBinary(java.lang.Object o)

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Serializes the given object into an Array of Byte

Specified by:

toBinary in interface Serializer

Parameters:

o - (undocumented)

Returns:

(undocumented)

fromBinary

public java.lang.Object fromBinary(byte[] bytes,
                                   scala.Option<java.lang.Class<?>> clazz)

Description copied from interface: Serializer

Produces an object from an array of bytes, with an optional type-hint; the class should be loaded using ActorSystem.dynamicAccess.

Specified by:

fromBinary in interface Serializer

Parameters:

bytes - (undocumented)

clazz - (undocumented)

Returns:

(undocumented)