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Class FormattingSerializer

public class netscape.util.FormattingSerializer
    extends netscape.util.Serializer
{
    /* Constructors
     */
    public FormattingSerializer(OutputStream);

    /* Methods
     */
    public static byte[] formatBytes(byte[]);
    public static String serializeObject(Object);
    public static boolean writeObject(OutputStream, Object);

    public int indentationLength();
    public void setIndentationLength(int);
    public void writeComment(String, boolean);
    public void writeObject(Object);
}

Constructors

FormattingSerializer

  public FormattingSerializer(OutputStream outputStream)

Constructs a FormattingSerializer that writes to outputStream.

Methods

  public void setIndentationLength(int numberOfSpaces)

Sets the number of spaces to indent an expression. The default value is 4.

  public int indentationLength()

Returns the number of spaces currently used to indent an expression.

  public void writeComment(String aComment,
                           boolean cStyle) throws IOException

Writes aComment to the FormattingSerializer's output stream. Ignores all non-ASCII characters. If cStyle is true, the FormattingSerializer will use C-style delimiters, otherwise it will use C++-style delimiters ("//"). aComment should not include comment delimiters.

  public void writeObject(Object anObject) throws IOException

Overridden to produce a formatted serialization of anObject.

Overrides:

writeObject in class Serializer

  public static String serializeObject(Object anObject)

Convenience method for generating anObject's ASCII serialization. Returns null on error.

  public static byte[] formatBytes(byte input[])

Convenience method to format any ASCII serialization produced by a Serializer. Returns null on error.

  public static boolean writeObject(OutputStream outputStream,
                                    Object anObject)

Convenience method for writing anObjectoutputStream. Returns true if the serialization and writing succeeds, rather than throwing an exception.

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