Serializer (exedio persistence)

java.lang.Object
- com.exedio.cope.Feature
- - com.exedio.cope.Pattern
  - - com.exedio.cope.pattern.Serializer<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Settable<E>, Serializable
```
public final class Serializer<E>
extends Pattern
implements Settable<E>
```
Stores a java object by serialization - use with care!
Stores serializable objects into a backing DataField. BEWARE: Generally this is not a good idea. In contrast to normal fields, such as StringField, DateField, etc. there is no searching, order by or caching. The main purpose is to maintain database compatibility to legacy systems.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static <E> Serializer<E>`	`create(Class<E> valueClass)`
`static <E> Serializer<E>`	`create(Class<E> valueClass, DataField source)`
`SetValue<?>[]`	`execute(E value, Item exceptionItem)`
`E`	`get(Item item)`
`Set<Class<? extends Throwable>>`	`getInitialExceptions()`	Returns the exceptions possibly thrown, when setting a value for this settable.
`Class<?>`	`getInitialType()`
`DataField`	`getSource()`
`boolean`	`isFinal()`	Returns true, if a value for the settable can be specified on the creation of an item only, thus cannot be modified later.
`boolean`	`isInitial()`	Returns true, if a value for the settable should be specified on the creation of an item.
`boolean`	`isMandatory()`
`static <E> Serializer<E>`	`newSerializer(Class<E> valueClass)`	Deprecated. Use `create(Class)` instead
`static <E> Serializer<E>`	`newSerializer(Class<E> valueClass, DataField source)`	Deprecated. Use `create(Class,DataField)` instead
`Serializer<E>`	`optional()`
`void`	`set(Item item, E value)`

Methods inherited from class com.exedio.cope.Pattern
addSource, addSource, addSource, addSource, addSourceFeature, addSourceFeature, addSourceFeature, annotationField, equals, getGeneratedTypes, getSourceFeatures, getSourceFeaturesGather, getSourceFields, getSources, getSourceTypes, getType, hashCode, initialize, newSourceType, newSourceType, newSourceType, newSourceType, newSourceType, newSourceType, newType, newType, onMount, registerSource

Methods inherited from class com.exedio.cope.Feature
afterModelCreated, getAbstractType, getAnnotation, getID, getLocalizationKeys, getName, getPattern, isAnnotationPresent, isSourceAlready, mount, readResolve, requireMounted, toString, toString, writeReplace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.exedio.cope.Settable
map

Method Detail

create

public static <E> Serializer<E> create(Class<E> valueClass,
                                       DataField source)

create

public static <E> Serializer<E> create(Class<E> valueClass)

optional
```
public Serializer<E> optional()
```

getSource
```
public DataField getSource()
```

isInitial
```
public boolean isInitial()
```
Description copied from interface: Settable

Returns true, if a value for the settable should be specified on the creation of an item.

Specified by:

isInitial in interface Settable<E>

isFinal
```
public boolean isFinal()
```
Description copied from interface: Settable

Returns true, if a value for the settable can be specified on the creation of an item only, thus cannot be modified later.

Specified by:

isFinal in interface Settable<E>

isMandatory
```
public boolean isMandatory()
```
Specified by:

isMandatory in interface Settable<E>

getInitialType
```
public Class<?> getInitialType()
```
Specified by:

getInitialType in interface Settable<E>

getInitialExceptions
```
public Set<Class<? extends Throwable>> getInitialExceptions()
```
Description copied from interface: Settable

Returns the exceptions possibly thrown, when setting a value for this settable.

Specified by:

getInitialExceptions in interface Settable<E>

get

public E get(@Nonnull
             Item item)

set

public void set(@Nonnull
                Item item,
                E value)

execute

public SetValue<?>[] execute(E value,
                             Item exceptionItem)

Specified by:: execute in interface Settable<E>

newSerializer

@Deprecated
public static <E> Serializer<E> newSerializer(Class<E> valueClass,
                                              DataField source)

Deprecated.

Use create(Class,DataField) instead

newSerializer

@Deprecated
public static <E> Serializer<E> newSerializer(Class<E> valueClass)

Deprecated.

Use create(Class) instead