SerializingConverter (Spring Framework 5.2.12.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.core.serializer.support.SerializingConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:
Converter<Object,byte[]>
```
public class SerializingConverter
extends Object
implements Converter<Object,byte[]>
```
A Converter that delegates to a Serializer to convert an object to a byte array.
Since:
3.0.5
Author:
Gary Russell, Mark Fisher

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`SerializingConverter()`	Create a default `SerializingConverter` that uses standard Java serialization.
`SerializingConverter(Serializer<Object> serializer)`	Create a `SerializingConverter` that delegates to the provided `Serializer`.

Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description
byte[] convert(Object source)
Serializes the source object and returns the byte array result.
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SerializingConverter
```
public SerializingConverter()
```
    Create a default SerializingConverter that uses standard Java serialization.
  - SerializingConverter
```
public SerializingConverter(Serializer<Object> serializer)
```
    Create a SerializingConverter that delegates to the provided Serializer.
- Method Detail
  - convert
```
public byte[] convert(Object source)
```
    Serializes the source object and returns the byte array result.
    Specified by:
    convert in interface Converter<Object,byte[]>
    Parameters:
    source - the source object to convert, which must be an instance of S (never null)
    Returns:
    the converted object, which must be an instance of T (potentially null)