OsonConverter (Oracle Database JDBC Java API Reference)

```
public interface OsonConverter
```
A converter which provides the conversion methods of POJO to OSON bytes and vice versa.

Since:

23.5

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`deserialize(OracleJsonParser oParser, java.lang.Class<?> type)`	Deserialize the OSON bytes represented by this parser into an instance of the class provided.
`void`	`serialize(OracleJsonGenerator oGen, java.lang.Object object)`	Serializes the given object using the generator.

- Method Detail
  - serialize
```
void serialize(OracleJsonGenerator oGen,
               java.lang.Object object)
        throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Serializes the given object using the generator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - java object to be serialized. Maybe null.
    
    oGen - OracleJsonGenerator where the object is serialized into. Not null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if serialization fails.
  - deserialize
```
java.lang.Object deserialize(OracleJsonParser oParser,
                             java.lang.Class<?> type)
                      throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Deserialize the OSON bytes represented by this parser into an instance of the class provided.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oParser - . An instance of OracleJsonParser representing the oson bytes. Maybe null.
    
    type - of the expected object. Not null.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of the object created from the provided parser. Maybe null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the type mapping is wrong or deserializer fails.