/**
* Returns an <code>Object</code> representing the SQL structured type to which this <code>
* SerialRef</code> object refers.
*
* @return an object instance resolved from the Ref reference
* @throws SerialException if an error is encountered in the reference resolution
*/
public Object getObject() throws SerialException {
if (reference != null) {
try {
return reference.getObject();
} catch (SQLException e) {
throw new SerialException("SQLException: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
if (object != null) {
return object;
}
throw new SerialException("The object is not set");
}
