StringOrBytesSerializer (Spring Kafka 2.6.13 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.kafka.support.serializer.StringOrBytesSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable, org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer<java.lang.Object>
```
public class StringOrBytesSerializer
extends java.lang.Object
implements org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer<java.lang.Object>
```
A serializer that can handle byte[], Bytes and String. Convenient when used with one of the Json message converters.

Since:

2.3

Author:

Gary Russell

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringOrBytesSerializer()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`
`void`	`configure(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> configs, boolean isKey)`
`byte[]`	`serialize(java.lang.String topic, java.lang.Object data)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer
serialize

- Constructor Detail
  - StringOrBytesSerializer
```
public StringOrBytesSerializer()
```
- Method Detail
  - configure
```
public void configure(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> configs,
                      boolean isKey)
```
    Specified by:
    
    configure in interface org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer<java.lang.Object>
  - serialize
```
public byte[] serialize(java.lang.String topic,
                        java.lang.Object data)
```
    Specified by:
    
    serialize in interface org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer<java.lang.Object>
  - close
```
public void close()
```
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface java.io.Closeable
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serializer<java.lang.Object>