How to serialize a Bundle?

Question

I\'d like to serialize a Bundle object, but can\'t seem to find a simple way of doing it. Using Parcel doesn\'t seem like an option, since I want to store the serialized dat

Answer 1

Convert it to SharedPreferences:

private void saveToPreferences(Bundle in) {
    Parcel parcel = Parcel.obtain();
    String serialized = null;
    try {
        in.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);

        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        IOUtils.write(parcel.marshall(), bos);

        serialized = Base64.encodeToString(bos.toByteArray(), 0);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        Log.e(getClass().getSimpleName(), e.toString(), e);
    } finally {
        parcel.recycle();
    }
    if (serialized != null) {
        SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS, 0);
        Editor editor = settings.edit();
        editor.putString("parcel", serialized);
        editor.commit();
    }
}

private Bundle restoreFromPreferences() {
    Bundle bundle = null;
    SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS, 0);
    String serialized = settings.getString("parcel", null);

    if (serialized != null) {
        Parcel parcel = Parcel.obtain();
        try {
            byte[] data = Base64.decode(serialized, 0);
            parcel.unmarshall(data, 0, data.length);
            parcel.setDataPosition(0);
            bundle = parcel.readBundle();
        } finally {
            parcel.recycle();
        }
    }
    return bundle;
}