Author: ggregory
Date: Fri Apr  6 20:03:55 2012
New Revision: 1310566

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1310566&view=rev
Log:
Add comments for [LANG-798] Use generics in SerializationUtils.

Modified:
    
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java

Modified: 
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java?rev=1310566&r1=1310565&r2=1310566&view=diff
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--- 
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
 (original)
+++ 
commons/proper/lang/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/SerializationUtils.java
 Fri Apr  6 20:03:55 2012
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ public class SerializationUtils {
      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    // Don't warn about "(T) deserialize" because we want the avoid type 
casting call sites.
+    // If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a 
ClassCastException is thrown.
+    // Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and 
can cause the same ClassCastException.
     public static <T> T deserialize(InputStream inputStream) {
         if (inputStream == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The InputStream must not be 
null");
@@ -216,6 +219,9 @@ public class SerializationUtils {
      * @throws SerializationException (runtime) if the serialization fails
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    // Don't warn about "(T) deserialize" because we want the avoid type 
casting call sites.
+    // If the call site incorrectly types the return value, a 
ClassCastException is thrown.
+    // Without Generics in this declaration, the call site must type cast and 
can cause the same ClassCastException.
     public static <T> T deserialize(byte[] objectData) {
         if (objectData == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The byte[] must not be null");


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