Serializer (Spring Framework 5.2.12.RELEASE API)

Type Parameters:
T - the object type
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultSerializer, SerializationDelegate
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Serializer<T>
```
A strategy interface for streaming an object to an OutputStream.
Since:
3.0.5
Author:
Gary Russell, Mark Fisher, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
Deserializer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`serialize(T object, OutputStream outputStream)`	Write an object of type T to the given OutputStream.
`default byte[]`	`serializeToByteArray(T object)`	Turn an object of type T into a serialized byte array.

- Method Detail
  - serialize
```
void serialize(T object,
               OutputStream outputStream)
        throws IOException
```
    Write an object of type T to the given OutputStream.
    Note: Implementations should not close the given OutputStream (or any decorators of that OutputStream) but rather leave this up to the caller.
    Parameters:
    object - the object to serialize
    outputStream - the output stream
    Throws:
    IOException - in case of errors writing to the stream
  - serializeToByteArray
```
default byte[] serializeToByteArray(T object)
                             throws IOException
```
    Turn an object of type T into a serialized byte array.
    Parameters:
    object - the object to serialize
    Returns:
    the resulting byte array
    Throws:
    IOException - in case of serialization failure
    Since:
    5.2.7