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19  
20  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
21  
22  import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
23  import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
24  import java.io.IOException;
25  import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
26  import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
27  
28  /**
29   * <a href="SerializableUtil.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
30   *
31   * @author Alexander Chow
32   *
33   */
34  public class SerializableUtil {
35  
36      public static Object deserialize(byte[] bytes)
37          throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
38  
39          ObjectInputStream ois = null;
40  
41          try {
42              ois = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes));
43  
44              Object obj = ois.readObject();
45  
46              ois.close();
47  
48              ois = null;
49  
50              return obj;
51          }
52          finally {
53              if (ois != null) {
54                  ois.close();
55              }
56          }
57      }
58  
59      public static byte[] serialize(Object obj) throws IOException {
60          ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
61  
62          try {
63              ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
64  
65              oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
66  
67              oos.writeObject(obj);
68  
69              oos.close();
70  
71              oos = null;
72  
73              return baos.toByteArray();
74          }
75          finally {
76              if (oos != null) {
77                  oos.close();
78              }
79          }
80      }
81  
82  }