Util (com.ibm.storage:clientlibrary 1.0 API)

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java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.storage.clientlibrary.Util

```
public class Util
extends Object
```
Author:

ArunIyengar

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Util()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static byte[]`	`compress(Serializable object)` compress a serializable object using gzip
`static <T> T`	`decompress(byte[] bytes)` Decompress a compressed object
`static void`	`describeException(Exception e, String message)` Output information about an exception
`static long`	`getTime()` Return the current time
`static <T> T`	`uncheckedCast(Object obj)` Perform an unchecked cast while suppressing warnings

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

- Constructor Detail
  - Util
```
public Util()
```
- Method Detail
  - uncheckedCast
```
public static <T> T uncheckedCast(Object obj)
```
    Perform an unchecked cast while suppressing warnings
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of cast object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - object to be cached
    
    Returns:
    
    cast object
  - compress
```
public static byte[] compress(Serializable object)
```
    compress a serializable object using gzip
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - object which implements Serializable
    
    Returns:
    
    byte array containing compressed objects
  - decompress
```
public static <T> T decompress(byte[] bytes)
```
    Decompress a compressed object
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - type of decompressed object
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - byte array corresponding to compressed object
    
    Returns:
    
    decompressed object
  - describeException
```
public static void describeException(Exception e,
                                     String message)
```
    Output information about an exception
    
    Parameters:
    
    e - The exception
    
    message - Message to output
  - getTime
```
public static long getTime()
```
    Return the current time
    
    Returns:
    
    Milliseconds since January 1, 1970