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Interface RecordParser<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

JsonRecordParser, TsvRecordParser

public interface RecordParser<E>

A RecordParser serializes and deserialize an object E to a string (without newlines). It is used in RecordReader to serialize and deserialize a collection of objects on a file (one line per object).

Author:

Diego Ceccarelli Created on Dec 19, 2012

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	decode(String record) Deserializes the object from a string
String	encode(E obj) Serializes the object in a string (the string must not contain newlines!)

Method Detail

decode

E decode(String record)

Deserializes the object from a string

Parameters:

record - the string containing the serialized object

Returns:

the object deserialized

encode

String encode(E obj)

Serializes the object in a string (the string must not contain newlines!)

Parameters:

obj - the object to serialize

Returns:

the object serialized