org.springframework.core.serializer
Interface Deserializer<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultDeserializer

public interface Deserializer<T>

A strategy interface for converting from data in an InputStream to an Object.

Since:
3.0.5
Author:
Gary Russell, Mark Fisher

Method Summary
 T deserialize(InputStream inputStream)
          Read (assemble) an object of type T from the given InputStream.
 

Method Detail

deserialize

T deserialize(InputStream inputStream)
              throws IOException
Read (assemble) an object of type T from the given InputStream.

Note: Implementations should not close the given InputStream (or any decorators of that InputStream) but rather leave this up to the caller.

Parameters:
inputStream - the input stream
Returns:
the deserialized object
Throws:
IOException - in case of errors reading from the stream