## org.apache.hadoop.io
Class DefaultStringifier<T>

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.hadoop.io.DefaultStringifier<T>

Type Parameters:
  `T` - the class of the objects to stringify

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Closeable, Stringifier<T>

    public class DefaultStringifier<T>

extends Object
implements Stringifier<T>

DefaultStringifier is the default implementation of the `Stringifier` interface which stringifies the objects using base64 encoding of the serialized version of the objects. The `Serializer` and `Deserializer` are obtained from the `SerializationFactory`.
DefaultStringifier offers convenience methods to store/load objects to/from the configuration.

Constructor Summary
`DefaultStringifier(Configuration conf, Class<T> c)`

Method Summary
`void` `close()` Closes this object.
`T` `fromString(String str)` Restores the object from its string representation.

`static

`<K> K`

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`load(Configuration conf, String keyName, Class<K> itemClass)`
Restores the object from the configuration.

`static

`<K> K[]`

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`loadArray(Configuration conf, String keyName, Class<K> itemClass)`
Restores the array of objects from the configuration.

`static

`<K> void`

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`store(Configuration conf, K item, String keyName)`
Stores the item in the configuration with the given keyName.

`static

`<K> void`

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`storeArray(Configuration conf, K[] items, String keyName)`
Stores the array of items in the configuration with the given keyName.

`String` `toString(T obj)` Converts the object to a string representation

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

Constructor Detail

### DefaultStringifier

    public DefaultStringifier(Configuration conf,
                              Class<T> c)

Method Detail

### fromString

    public T fromString(String str)
                 throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `Stringifier`
  Restores the object from its string representation.

  Specified by:
    `fromString` in interface `Stringifier<T>`
  Parameters:
    `str` - the string representation of the object
  Returns:
    restored object
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the object cannot be restored

### toString

    public String toString(T obj)
                    throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `Stringifier`
  Converts the object to a string representation

  Specified by:
    `toString` in interface `Stringifier<T>`
  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to convert
  Returns:
    the string representation of the object
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the object cannot be converted

### close

    public void close()
               throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `Stringifier`
  Closes this object.

  Specified by:
    `close` in interface `Closeable`
  Specified by:
    `close` in interface `Stringifier<T>`
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

### store

    public static <K> void store(Configuration conf,
                                 K item,
                                 String keyName)
                      throws IOException

  Stores the item in the configuration with the given keyName.

  Type Parameters:
    `K` - the class of the item
  Parameters:
    `conf` - the configuration to store
    `item` - the object to be stored
    `keyName` - the name of the key to use
  Throws:
    `IOException` - : forwards Exceptions from the underlying `Serialization` classes.

### load

    public static <K> K load(Configuration conf,
                             String keyName,
                             Class<K> itemClass)
                  throws IOException

  Restores the object from the configuration.

  Type Parameters:
    `K` - the class of the item
  Parameters:
    `conf` - the configuration to use
    `keyName` - the name of the key to use
    `itemClass` - the class of the item
  Returns:
    restored object
  Throws:
    `IOException` - : forwards Exceptions from the underlying `Serialization` classes.

### storeArray

    public static <K> void storeArray(Configuration conf,
                                      K[] items,
                                      String keyName)
                           throws IOException

  Stores the array of items in the configuration with the given keyName.

  Type Parameters:
    `K` - the class of the item
  Parameters:
    `conf` - the configuration to use
    `items` - the objects to be stored
    `keyName` - the name of the key to use
  Throws:
    `IndexOutOfBoundsException` - if the items array is empty
    `IOException` - : forwards Exceptions from the underlying `Serialization` classes.

### loadArray

    public static <K> K[] loadArray(Configuration conf,
                                    String keyName,
                                    Class<K> itemClass)
                         throws IOException

  Restores the array of objects from the configuration.

  Type Parameters:
    `K` - the class of the item
  Parameters:
    `conf` - the configuration to use
    `keyName` - the name of the key to use
    `itemClass` - the class of the item
  Returns:
    restored object
  Throws:
    `IOException` - : forwards Exceptions from the underlying `Serialization` classes.

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