# ColorAsLongSerializer

Artifact: [androidx.appsearch:appsearch-builtin-types](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/appsearch/serializers/ColorAsLongSerializer.java+class:androidx.appsearch.serializers.ColorAsLongSerializer) Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

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```
@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
public class ColorAsLongSerializer implements LongSerializer<Color>
```

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Serializer for `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Color.html` as a long.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/serializers/ColorAsLongSerializer#ColorAsLongSerializer()()` |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Color.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/serializers/ColorAsLongSerializer#deserialize(long)(long value)` Deserializes a long to a Color. |
| `long` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/serializers/ColorAsLongSerializer#serialize(android.graphics.Color)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Color.html color)` Serializes a Color to a long. |

## Public constructors

### ColorAsLongSerializer

Added in 1.2.0-alpha02

```
public ColorAsLongSerializer()
```

## Public methods

### deserialize

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public @NonNull Color deserialize(long value)
```

Deserializes a long to a Color.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `long value` | The long to deserialize. |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Color.html` | The Color deserialized from the long. |

### serialize

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public long serialize(@NonNull Color color)
```

Serializes a Color to a long.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Color.html color` | The Color to serialize. |

| Returns |
|---|---|
| `long` | The long serialized from the Color. |