Reliably convert any object to String and then back again

Question

Is there a reliable way to convert any object to a String and then back again to the same Object? I\'ve seen some examples of people converting them using toString()

Answer 1

This is the code:

try {
    ByteArrayOutputStream bo = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    ObjectOutputStream so = new ObjectOutputStream(bo);
    so.writeObject(stringList);
    so.flush();
    redisString = new String(Base64.encode(bo.toByteArray()));       
} 
catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

try {
    byte b[] = Base64.decode(redisString.getBytes()); 
    ByteArrayInputStream bi = new ByteArrayInputStream(b);
    ObjectInputStream si = new ObjectInputStream(bi);
    List stringList2 = (List)si.readObject();
    System.out.println(stringList2.get(1));          
} 
catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();         
}