- public void encode(StringBuilder builder, Object value) {
- String customString = toString(value);
- builder.append("custom:").append(getType()).append(":");
- SerialUtils.encode(builder, customString);
+ /**
+ * Encode the object into the given {@link OutputStream} if supported.
+ *
+ * @param out
+ * the builder to append to
+ * @param value
+ * the object to encode
+ *
+ * @return FALSE if the value is not supported, TRUE if the operation was
+ * successful (if the value is supported by the operation was not
+ * successful, you will get an {@link IOException})
+ *
+ * @throws IOException
+ * in case of I/O error
+ */
+ public boolean encode(OutputStream out, Object value) throws IOException {
+ if (!isSupported(value)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ SerialUtils.write(out, "custom^");
+ SerialUtils.write(out, getType());
+ SerialUtils.write(out, "^");
+ toStream(out, value);
+
+ return true;