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`	`getObject(byte[] osonBytes, java.lang.Class<?> type)`	Converts the given oson bytes into an instance of the type provided.
`byte[]`	`getOson(java.lang.Object object)`	Converts the given POJO to OSON bytes.

- Method Detail
  - getOson
```
byte[] getOson(java.lang.Object object)
        throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Converts the given POJO to OSON bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    java - Object to be converted to OSON bytes. Maybe null.
    
    Returns:
    
    byte[] the converted OSON bytes. Maybe null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if conversion fails
  - getObject
```
java.lang.Object getObject(byte[] osonBytes,
                           java.lang.Class<?> type)
                    throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Converts the given oson bytes into an instance of the type provided.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ososBytes - to be converted to a POJO. Maybe null.
    
    type - of the expected POJO. Not null.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of the POJO created from the provided OSON bytes. Maybe null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the type mapping is wrong or conversion fails