How to use

serializer

method

in

com.jme3.network.serializing.Serializable

/**
 *  Registers the specified class. The failOnMiss flag controls whether or
 *  not this method returns null for failed registration or throws an exception.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static SerializerRegistration registerClass(Class cls, boolean failOnMiss) {
  if (cls.isAnnotationPresent(Serializable.class)) {
    Serializable serializable = (Serializable)cls.getAnnotation(Serializable.class);
    Class serializerClass = serializable.serializer();
    short classId = serializable.id();
    if (classId == 0) classId = nextId();
    Serializer serializer = getSerializer(serializerClass, false);
    if (serializer == null) serializer = fieldSerializer;
    SerializerRegistration existingReg = getExactSerializerRegistration(cls);
    if (existingReg != null) classId = existingReg.getId();
    
    SerializerRegistration reg = new SerializerRegistration(serializer, cls, classId);
    return registerClassForId( classId, cls, serializer );
  }
  if (failOnMiss) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Class is not marked @Serializable:" + cls );            
  }
  return null;
}

/**
 *  Registers the specified class. The failOnMiss flag controls whether or
 *  not this method returns null for failed registration or throws an exception.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static SerializerRegistration registerClass(Class cls, boolean failOnMiss) {
  if (cls.isAnnotationPresent(Serializable.class)) {
    Serializable serializable = (Serializable)cls.getAnnotation(Serializable.class);
    Class serializerClass = serializable.serializer();
    short classId = serializable.id();
    if (classId == 0) classId = --nextId;
    Serializer serializer = getSerializer(serializerClass, false);
    if (serializer == null) serializer = fieldSerializer;
    SerializerRegistration existingReg = getExactSerializerRegistration(cls);
    if (existingReg != null) classId = existingReg.getId();
    SerializerRegistration reg = new SerializerRegistration(serializer, cls, classId);
    idRegistrations.put(classId, reg);
    classRegistrations.put(cls, reg);
    serializer.initialize(cls);
    log.log( Level.INFO, "Registered class[" + classId + "]:{0}.", cls );
    return reg;
  }
  if (failOnMiss) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Class is not marked @Serializable:" + cls );            
  }
  return null;
}

/**
 *  Registers the specified class. The failOnMiss flag controls whether or
 *  not this method returns null for failed registration or throws an exception.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static SerializerRegistration registerClass(Class cls, boolean failOnMiss) {
  if (cls.isAnnotationPresent(Serializable.class)) {
    Serializable serializable = (Serializable)cls.getAnnotation(Serializable.class);
    Class serializerClass = serializable.serializer();
    short classId = serializable.id();
    if (classId == 0) classId = nextId();
    Serializer serializer = getSerializer(serializerClass, false);
    if (serializer == null) serializer = fieldSerializer;
    SerializerRegistration existingReg = getExactSerializerRegistration(cls);
    if (existingReg != null) classId = existingReg.getId();
    
    SerializerRegistration reg = new SerializerRegistration(serializer, cls, classId);
    return registerClassForId( classId, cls, serializer );
  }
  if (failOnMiss) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Class is not marked @Serializable:" + cls );            
  }
  return null;
}