SerializableValueDescription

java.lang.Object
- org.junit.internal.SerializableValueDescription

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
class SerializableValueDescription
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
This class exists solely to provide a serializable description of a value to be serialized as a field in AssumptionViolatedException. Being a Throwable, it is required to be Serializable, but a value of type Object provides no guarantee to be serializable. This class works around that limitation as AssumptionViolatedException only every uses the string representation of the value, while still retaining backwards compatibility with classes compiled against its class signature before 4.14 and/or deserialization of previously serialized instances.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.lang.String value

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

private SerializableValueDescription(java.lang.Object value)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`(package private) static java.lang.Object`	`asSerializableValue(java.lang.Object value)`	Factory method that checks to see if the value is already serializable.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - value
```
private final java.lang.String value
```
- Constructor Detail
  - SerializableValueDescription
```
private SerializableValueDescription(java.lang.Object value)
```
- Method Detail
  - asSerializableValue
```
static java.lang.Object asSerializableValue(java.lang.Object value)
```
    Factory method that checks to see if the value is already serializable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to make serializable
    
    Returns:
    
    The provided value if it is null or already serializable, the SerializableValueDescription representation of it if it is not.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object