Package io.ran

Annotation Interface Serialized

@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target(FIELD) public @interface Serialized
Serialized is used to specify the serializer for a field, in cases where non-standard serialization is required.

This can be used to serialize a field to a JSON string, or to serialize fields in a backwards-compatible way, among other things.

Example: 


 public class User {
   @Serialized(serializer = UserSerializer.class)
   public User user;
   public String name;
   public String email;
 }

This will use the UserSerializer class to serialize the user field, instead of the default serializer.

The UserSerializer class must implement the ISerializer interface.

NOTE: If you need custom serialization for a collection of objects such as List<User>, you should use a custom subclass of the collection, such as UserList extends ArrayList<User>

See Also:

  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    Class<? extends ISerializer>
    serializer
    The serializer class to use for this field.

  • Element Details

    • serializer

      Class<? extends ISerializer> serializer
      The serializer class to use for this field.
      Returns:
      the serializer class, which must implement the ISerializer interface