Convert object to byte[].

Object to byte[].java

/**
	 * Converts an object to a byte array
	 * 
	 * @param object Object to convert (must implement Serializable)
	 * @return The object in byte[]
	 */
	public static byte[] objectToByte(Object object)
	{
		byte[] result = null;

		ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		ObjectOutput out = null;
		try
		{
			out = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
			out.writeObject(object);
			result = bos.toByteArray();
		}
		catch (IOException ioe)
		{
			Log.e(TAG, ioe.toString());
		}
		finally
		{
			try
			{
				if (out != null)
				{
					out.close();
				}
			}
			catch (IOException ex)
			{
				Log.e(TAG, ex.toString());
			}
			try
			{
				bos.close();
			}
			catch (IOException ex)
			{
				Log.e(TAG, ex.toString());
			}
		}
		return result;
	}