private JSONObject serializeObject(final SerializableEntity object) {
if (null == object) {
return new JSONObject();
}
final JsonSerializer serializer =
new JsonSerializer(this.getContext(), null != this.propertyOrderArray);
object.serialize(serializer);
return serializer.getObject();
}
/**
* Helper function that serializes a SerializableEntity to a JSON object.
*
* @param entity The entity to serialize.
* @return The resulting JSON object.
*/
public static JSONObject serializeToJson(final SerializableEntity entity) {
final JsonSerializer serializer = new JsonSerializer();
entity.serialize(serializer);
return serializer.getObject();
}