org.apache.flink.streaming.util.serialization

Interface SerializationSchema<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type to be serialized.

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleStringSchema, TypeInformationSerializationSchema

@Public
public interface SerializationSchema<T>
extends Serializable

The serialization schema describes how to turn a data object into a different serialized representation. Most data sinks (for example Apache Kafka) require the data to be handed to them in a specific format (for example as byte strings).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	serialize(T element) Serializes the incoming element to a specified type.

Method Detail

serialize

byte[] serialize(T element)

Serializes the incoming element to a specified type.

Parameters:

element - The incoming element to be serialized

Returns:

The serialized element.