# Interface ObjectInputFilter.FilterInfo

Enclosing interface:
  `ObjectInputFilter`

public static interface ObjectInputFilter.FilterInfo
FilterInfo provides access to information about the current object being deserialized and the status of the `ObjectInputStream`.

Since:
  9

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`long`
`arrayLength()`
The number of array elements when deserializing an array of the class.
`long`
`depth()`
The current depth.
`long`
`references()`
The current number of object references.
`Class<?>`
`serialClass()`
The class of an object being deserialized.
`long`
`streamBytes()`
The current number of bytes consumed.

## Method Details

### serialClass

Class<?> serialClass()
The class of an object being deserialized. For arrays, it is the array type. For example, the array class name of a 2 dimensional array of strings is "`[[Ljava.lang.String;`". To check the array's element type, iteratively use `Class.getComponentType` while the result is an array and then check the class. The `serialClass is null` in the case where a new object is not being created and to give the filter a chance to check the depth, number of references to existing objects, and the stream size.

Returns:
  class of an object being deserialized; may be null

### arrayLength

long arrayLength()
The number of array elements when deserializing an array of the class.

Returns:
  the non-negative number of array elements when deserializing an array of the class, otherwise -1

### depth

long depth()
The current depth. The depth starts at `1` and increases for each nested object and decrements when each nested object returns.

Returns:
  the current depth

### references

long references()
The current number of object references.

Returns:
  the non-negative current number of object references

### streamBytes

long streamBytes()
The current number of bytes consumed.

Implementation Requirements:
  `streamBytes` is implementation specific and may not be directly related to the object in the stream that caused the callback.
Returns:
  the non-negative current number of bytes consumed