Package weka.core

Class SerializedObject

java.lang.Object
weka.core.SerializedObject
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, RevisionHandler
public class SerializedObject extends Object implements Serializable, RevisionHandler
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: 14684 $
Author:
Richard Kirkby (rbk1@cs.waikato.ac.nz)
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • SerializedObject

      public SerializedObject(Object toStore) throws Exception
      Creates a new serialized object (without compression).
      Parameters:
      toStore - the object to store
      Throws:
      Exception - if the object couldn't be serialized

    • SerializedObject

      public SerializedObject(Object toStore, boolean compress) throws Exception
      Creates a new serialized object.
      Parameters:
      toStore - the object to store
      compress - whether or not to use compression
      Throws:
      Exception - if the object couldn't be serialized

  • Method Details

    • equals

      public final boolean equals(Object compareTo)
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Returns a hashcode for this object.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      the hashcode

    • getObject

      public Object getObject()
      Returns a serialized object. Uses org.python.util.PythonObjectInputStream for Jython objects (read here for more details).
      Returns:
      the restored object

    • getRevision

      public String getRevision()
      Returns the revision string.
      Specified by:
      getRevision in interface RevisionHandler
      Returns:
      the revision