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package ext.test4j.objenesis.instantiator;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Helper for common serialization-compatible instantiation functions
*
* @author Leonardo Mesquita
*/
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public class SerializationInstantiatorHelper {
/**
* Returns the first non-serializable superclass of a given class. According
* to Java Object Serialization Specification, objects read from a stream
* are initialized by calling an accessible no-arg constructor from the
* first non-serializable superclass in the object's hierarchy, allowing the
* state of non-serializable fields to be correctly initialized.
*
* @param type
* Serializable class for which the first non-serializable
* superclass is to be found
* @return The first non-serializable superclass of 'type'.
* @see java.io.Serializable
*/
public static Class getNonSerializableSuperClass(Class type) {
Class result = type;
while (Serializable.class.isAssignableFrom(result)) {
result = result.getSuperclass();
if (result == null) {
throw new Error("Bad class hierarchy: No non-serializable parents");
}
}
return result;
}
}