Serialize.java

package demo;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;

public class Serialize
{
    public static byte[] toBytes(Serializable o)
    {
        ByteArrayOutputStream os = null;
        ObjectOutputStream oos = null;
        try
        {
            os = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); 
            oos = new ObjectOutputStream(os);
            oos.writeObject(o);
            return os.toByteArray();
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            ex.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
        finally
        {
            try
            {
                if( oos!=null ) oos.close();
                if( os!=null ) os.close();
            }
            catch(Exception ex2)
            {
                ex2.printStackTrace();
                throw new RuntimeException(ex2);
            }
        }
    }    
    
    public static Object toObject(byte[] s)
    {
        ByteArrayInputStream is = null;
        ObjectInputStream ois = null;

        try
        {
            is = new ByteArrayInputStream(s);
            ois = new ObjectInputStream(is);
            return ois.readObject();
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            ex.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
        }
        finally
        {
            try
            {
                if( ois!=null ) ois.close();
                if( is!=null ) is.close();
            }
            catch(Exception ex2)
            {
                ex2.printStackTrace();
                throw new RuntimeException(ex2);
            }
        }    
    }
}