ObjectByteConverter.java

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInput;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;

/**
 * Created by Dongheyon Jeong in News Kit from Yooii Studios Co., LTD. on 15. 3. 11.
 *
 * ObjectByteConverter
 *  Converts Object to bytes and vice versa
 */
public class ObjectByteConverter {
    public static byte[] toByteArray(Object object) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutput objectOutput = new ObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
        objectOutput.writeObject(object);
        byte[] bytes = outputStream.toByteArray();
        objectOutput.close();

        return bytes;
    }

    public static Object fromByteArray(byte[] bytes) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes);
        ObjectInput in = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
        return in.readObject();
    }
}